APPLE GRIEF

Jan 5, 2004 | Apple

The Press Democrat’s business pages frequently feature fawning coverage of Apple’s press releases, while attacking Microsoft at every opportunity. Today it was a long article about the exciting! MacWorld! show! in San Francisco! this week! Never forget...

iTUNES ECONOMICS

Nov 7, 2003 | Apple, audio, business

The Register’s article today helps us understand the online music services. Apple’s iTunes store charges 99 cents per song. Apple claims it is the most popular of several competing services selling authorized downloadable music. Apple is losing money on...

APPLE iTUNES FOR WINDOWS

Oct 9, 2003 | Apple, audio, WinXP

AppleInsider.com reported today that Apple will announce its iTunes software and music store for Windows on Thursday, October 16, ahead of schedule. It’s been possible to make an iPod work with Windows for a while, but this will boost iPod visibility and sales,...

ADOBE DEFECTS FROM APPLE

Jul 7, 2003 | Adobe, Apple

Adobe Systems announced a new version of Premiere, its high-end video-editing platform, but with one important change that bodes ill for Apple – the new Premiere will be Windows-only, making this the first version of the product that doesn’t support...

APPLE’S CLAIM TO HAVE THE “WORLD’S FASTEST PERSONAL COMPUTER”

Jun 26, 2003 | Apple

Perhaps you saw the mainstream press breathlessly reporting Apple’s announcement that its upcoming Power Mac G5 system would be the “world’s fastest personal computer,” based on independent benchmark testing. It’s not the first time Apple has used phony benchmarks to...

AMAZON, APPLE, AND MUSIC

Jun 4, 2003 | Amazon, Apple, audio

Amazon has been eyeing the market for downloadable music for years, wondering how to jump in. The issue isn’t technology, it’s the business model, availability of content and music industry support. There was an unconfirmed report yesterday that Amazon is talking to...