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Apple aims at patenting in-OS advertising
macnn.com - 10/23/2009
Apple aims at patenting in-OS advertising
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Apple has been exploring the possibility of embedding advertising within Mac OS X, or other platforms, a newly-published patent application reveals. Originally submitted in April of last year, the application credits CEO Steve Jobs and several other people with the invention. If implemented OS ...
apple.com - 10/20/2009
Apple: Magic Mouse
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Apple Q4 2009: 3M Macs, Record Profits
theappleblog.com - 10/19/2009
Apple Q4 2009: 3M Macs, Record Profits
— theappleblog.com — Reporting results for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009, Apple sales and profits continue to defy a... moribund economy, and for the first time in the company’s history ten million Macs have been sold in a fiscal year. Apple reported revenue ... (more) Apple Q4 2009: 3M Macs, Record Profits

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All Eyes on Apple Earnings Today
modmyi.com - 10/19/2009
All Eyes on Apple Earnings Today
— modmyi.com — Image via Reevoo Last week Intel, Google and IBM put up modest to strong numbers as quarterly... earnings were announced. Today is Apple's turn. And even though Apple's stock has already doubled so far this year, with Steve Jobs back in charge and the current slate of Macs, iPhones and ... (more) All Eyes on Apple Earnings Today

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CrunchGear:  The Ad-Supported World: Ready or not, here it comes

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The Ad-Supported World: Ready or not, here it comes
CrunchGear — ... So when word came down that Apple had filed a patent for what appears to be an ad-supported version of OS X, my shock abated almost instantly. In fact, I only felt more justified in backing ad-supported products. There will be objections, some legitimate, some hysterical, but I think it will become increasingly clear over the next few years that this sort of thing is not only unavoidable, but ultimately desirable. As with other major emerging concepts like globalization, peer to peer connectivity, net neutrality, and device convergence, the evolution of advertising will be ...

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