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So you know the warm and fuzzy feeling you get all over when you’re in the Apple Store to actually make that Mac purchase? It’s as if nothing could bring you down from that geek-high. Then you get the Best Buy style protection plan sales pitch. But I’m not talking about AppleCare - I actually ...
Mark Papermaster to Begin at Apple as Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering on ...
apple.com — CUPERTINO, California January 27, 2009 Apple today announced that Mark Papermaster will be coming to Apple as... senior vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, on April 24. Papermaster, who comes to Apple from ... (more) Mark Papermaster to Begin at Apple as Senior Vice ...
Apple warns of reduced iMac availability in near term
appleinsider.com — Apple this week is advising members of its reseller channels that supply of iMacs will be constrained... in the immediate future, a move that may signal new models are nearing production. (more) Apple warns of reduced iMac availability in near term
Analyst now says iMacs likely in both dual- and quad-core
appleinsider.com — A Wall Street analyst who recently reported that Apple was torn between using dual-core processors and quad-core... processors in its next-generation iMac line now believes the company will adopt both. (more) Analyst now says iMacs likely in both dual- and quad-core
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How Should Apple Address the Netbook?
TheAppleBlog — ... Despite super tiny hard drive options now a days, I can see Apple pushing MobileMe as a cloud storage solution (hopefully once MobileMe is running like the well-oiled machine we all expect from Apple). In doing so comes a possible option to alleviate a small bit of the pricing if a MobileMe contract is agreed-upon at purchase. The way Apple has pushed .Mac in the past leads me to believe that this isn’t too far fetched. Then to address further costs, subsidized pricing may come as this device is offered via partnership with AT&T and their 3G service, for nearly ...

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GigaOM Network — ... Despite super tiny hard drive options now a days, I can see Apple pushing MobileMe as a cloud storage solution (hopefully once MobileMe is running like the well-oiled machine we all expect from Apple). In doing so comes a possible option to alleviate a small bit of the pricing if a MobileMe contract is agreed-upon at purchase. The way Apple has pushed .Mac in the past leads me to believe that this isn’t too far fetched. Then to address further costs, subsidized pricing may come as this device is offered via partnership with AT&T and their ...

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