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Apple's iPod Problem
businessweek.com - 12/3/2008
Apple's iPod Problem
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Opinion/Interviews: Its only a problem if your name is not Steve Jobs.
Apple: Our Ads Don't Lie, But You're a Fool if You Believe Them
blog.wired.com - 12/2/2008
Apple: Our Ads Don't Lie, But You're a Fool if You Believe Them
— blog.wired.com — Apple doesn't want you to believe what it says, even though the company claims it's not lying. That's the gist of the Cupertino company's legal response to a lawsuit regarding allegedly misleading advertising for the iPhone 3G. The ... (more) Apple: Our Ads Don't Lie, But You're a Fool if You ...

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 12/1/2008
Apple: Mac Users Should Get Antivirus Software
— voices.washingtonpost.com — In a notable shift, Apple is now recommending that Mac users install anti-virus software to help users secure their systems. In a technical note quietly published to its support site on Nov. 21, Apple issued the following advice: "Apple encourages the ... (more) Apple: Mac Users Should Get Antivirus Software

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news.cnet.com - 12/3/2008
Apple deletes Mac antivirus suggestion
— news.cnet.com — Updated 7:45 p.m. PST with expert comment, at 7:20 p.m. PST with context on previous coverage, and at 7:08 p.m. PST with background. Apple removed an old item from its support site late Tuesday that urged Mac customers to use multiple ... (more) Apple deletes Mac antivirus suggestion

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iPod holiday sales: Hot or cold?
Brainstorm Tech: Technology blogs, news and analysis from Fortune Magazine » Apple 2.0 — ... The conventional wisdom — reflected in Arik Hesseldahl’s “Apple’s iPod Problem” in Businessweek — is that everybody who wants an iPod already has one, and doesn’t see much reason to upgrade, especially with the economy in the dumps. “As a result,” he wrote, “some analysts believe this will be the first quarter since the iPod was introduced in 2001 that sales will decline from the year-earlier quarter.” ...

Analyst: Shortages of Apple’s iPod as sales remain strong amid tough economy
MacDailyNews — Analyst’s checks show shortages of Apple’s iPod as sales remain strong amid tough economy Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 04:28 PM EST Likely leaving BusinessWeek's Arik Hessledahl flummoxed , as is usually the case lately, The Associated Press is reporting that "The tough economy seems to be having little affect on iPod sales." "Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu said in a note to investors his checks show Apple's popular music player has joined the iPhone in the sold-out category," AP reports. "He said wait times at online retailer Amazon.com for the $229 8 gigabyte and $299 16 ...

Is There an iPod Shortage? Apparently!
Technologizer — ... should that be iPods Touch?) The only other sign of a lack of iPods I found at Amazon was the listing for the 1GB green Shuffle. The company doesn’t expect to be able to get that model to customers by Christmas, which will no doubt ruin untold holidays. (Okay, maybe not–especially since Apple.com has them in stock.) A spotty supply of even a few iPod models at one major retailer suggests that Apple’s music players continue to sell briskly, which makes for an interesting contrast with this BusinessWeek story which speaks of the possibility that iPod sales may be down this ...

Linkpost | 12.4.2008
TechBlog — New chron.com blog: App-a-Day, smartphone app reviews | Main December 04, 2008 Linkpost | 12.4.2008 • Analyst: iPod shortage spreading - Started at Amazon.com and appears to be spreading. Also Apple's iPod Problem • Apple looking for Psystar's backers - Apple wants to know who's behind the Mac clone maker. • Amazon iPhone App Lets You Buy Anything You Take a Picture Of - Take a photo of a product, send to Amazon, and the store returns a link to a page where you can buy it. • Giz Explains: Why OS X Shrugs Off Viruses Better Than Windows • Adobe lays off 600 workers, CS4 demand weaker than expected - Maybe because of ...

Mac Sales Hold Up In April; iPod Sales Not So Much
MacBytes.com — Mac Sales Hold Up In April; iPod Sales Not So Much Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on May 18 Market research firm NPD released its retail sales figures for Macs and iPods today. Analysts, bracing for a serious decline got only a small one from Mac sales and called it good news. Slightly down is the new up, apparently. IPod sales were down a little more than some expected however. While NPD doesn’t release specific unit sales numbers to non-clients, analysts like Gene Munster at PiperJaffray have seen them and parsed them out in a research note issued today. First the good news. Mac sales were down 1.8% year-on-year. This is good news Munster writes, because it suggests that Apple will ...

Mac Sales Hold Up In April; iPod Sales Not So Much
MacBytes.com — Mac Sales Hold Up In April; iPod Sales Not So Much Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on May 18 Market research firm NPD released its retail sales figures for Macs and iPods today. Analysts, bracing for a serious decline got only a small one from Mac sales and called it good news. Slightly down is the new up, apparently. IPod sales were down a little more than some expected however. While NPD doesn’t release specific unit sales numbers to non-clients, analysts like Gene Munster at PiperJaffray have seen them and parsed them out in a research note issued today. First the good news. Mac sales were down 1.8% year-on-year. This is good news Munster writes, because it suggests that Apple will ...

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