Why the Mac still matters to Apple
COMPUTERWORLD: A note to all the folk out there complaining that Apple isn’t paying any attention to Mac sales– you’re…
COMPUTERWORLD: A note to all the folk out there complaining that Apple isn’t paying any attention to Mac sales– you’re…
It seems not all is well with the Final Cut Studio development team, with a report claiming release of the…
So we’ve heard many rumors about the new iMacs and what appears to be the loss of the 17 inch variety. We’ve also heard that the old 17 inch might be staying on as an eMac.
Add to that the reports of the death of the Mac Mini. This obviously leaves a huge hole on the low end side for Macs. It would be hard to believe that Apple would just cut off the under $1000 crowd (but not impossible).
More likely, there is some low end device waiting in the the wings. We’ve been kicking the idea around here a bunch and have come up with some interesting senarios:
The resignation of Roz Ho as General Manager of the Macintosh Business Unit before WWDC 2007 should have been a premonition of Microsoft’s incredibly poor showing at the event (either that or she knew how painfully lame it was going to be). It had been speculated that Redmond would announce the distribution of the new 2008 version of its market dominating Office suite at the event. But Microsoft had nothing to announce. Is this a sign of things to come? When will it get released and will Office 2008 be the last upgrade to Office that the Mac sees? Are Bill and Steve not getting along as well as they appear to be with Walt Mossberg?
CUPERTINO, California—January 7, 2011—Apple today announced that over one million apps have been downloaded from the Mac App Store in…
Apple has confounded industry watchers who expected the rumored noon launch time and the Mac App Store is available immediately,…
It had to happen — Intel introduced its Sandy Bridge processor this week and already intrepid Mac OS X hackers…
Microsoft is taking on Apple, protesting at the latter firm’s claim to a trademark on the name ‘App Store’. Ballmer’s…
Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt sat down for an AllThingsD talk last night with Walt Mossberg. Among other topics, they not-surprisingly…
While Apple didn’t have an official presence at the New York Times DealBook Conference yesterday (not counting former US Vice…
Yet more Apple moves in corporate America, where the iPhone and iPad are gaining more traction than the actually pretty…
According to CNET, Lightpeek 10Gb Tx/Rx bus technology is on the way for a 2011 debut, likely in Apple’s Macintosh computeres. But…
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tzrme9yWens&fs=1&hl=en_GB] Steve Jobs went ballistic, giving Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer an earful for stealing the most important games developer then…
COMPUTERWORLD: Apple CEO Steve Jobs made the news today with a promise his company will make its online hosted MobileMe…
Apple’s decision to end the Xserve has attracted criticism from some of the company’s existing enterprise users — critics who’ve…
Apple’s move to junk Java on the Mac may make things a little more complex but could ultimately make the…
Apple Statement – Steve Jobs -February 6, 2007 | 9to5Mac Revised Apple Statment for use with iPhones |
With the stunning global success of Apple’s iPod music player and iTunes online music store, some have called for Apple to “open” the digital rights management (DRM) system that Apple uses to protect its music against theft, so that music purchased from iTunes can be played on digital devices purchased from other companies, and protected music purchased from other online music stores can play on iPods. Let’s examine the current situation and how we got here, then look at three possible alternatives for the future. | With the stunning success of Apple’s iPhone and AT&T wireless data service, some have called for Apple to “open” the SIM Lock system that Apple uses to protect its iPhone from obtaining data purchased from other online wireless data providors so that it can be used on iPhones. Let’s examine the current situation and how we got here, then look at three possible alternatives for the future. |