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“According to a rather sizeable thread over at the Apple discussion forums, a number of users are experiencing a curious problem that causes the track pad on their new Macbook to freeze up and stop registering clicks after 50 or so successful pushes. The freeze seems to last for 5-10 clicks, after which the button begins functioning again.” [Link]
“‘If the [iTunes music store] was forced to absorb any increase in the … royalty rate, the result would be to significantly increase the likelihood of the store operating at a financial loss - which is no alternative at all,’ Cue wrote. ‘Apple has repeatedly made it clear that it is in this business to make money, and most likely would not continue to operate [the iTunes music store] if it were no longer possible to do so profitably.’” [Link]
John Hodgman and Justin Long in Apple Mac ads
“Turns out that phase two of the ‘I’m a PC ‘ advertising counterattack against Apple was… created on a Mac. … The offending evidence was metadata found in the images of the PC user featured on the ‘I’m a PC’ web site. The data exposed the fact that the images were produced using Macs running Adobe Creative Suite 3.” [Link]
Steve Jobs picture
“Apple CEO Steve Jobs now ranks No. 61 on the latest Forbes 400 list of wealthiest people in America. Every member of the ranks has a net worth of at least $1.3 billion. Although Jobs fell slightly from his No. 56 spot last year, he has gained significantly since 2006 where he sat at No. 132.” [Link]
“One new Microsoft commercial even begins with a company engineer who resembles John Hodgman, the comedian portraying the loser PC character in the Apple campaign. ‘Hello, I’m a PC,’ the engineer says, echoing Mr. Hodgman’s recurring line, ‘and I’ve been made into a stereotype.’” [Link]
New iPod Nano
Apple demos a new, slimmer iPod nano
NBC Chuck Cast picture
In press conference, Steve Jobs announces that NBC programs will be returning to iTunes with version 8.0 of the software…
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