appleinsider.com - 11/19/2008
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A California computer repair shop is likely to receive a call from Apple asking it to explain where it obtained an internal MacBook Air prototype that it later turned around and sold on eBay for $730.
forums.macrumors.com - 11/18/2008
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forums.macrumors.com —
I recently picked up a used Macbook Air
1.6 The bottom case is black without any markings...
on it. Computer does boot up, but the battery has swollen and distorted the case. I removed the bottom of the case and pulled the battery with thoughts of ...
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Fake / Prototype Macbook Air - Mac Forums
blog.wired.com - 11/20/2008
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blog.wired.com —
Appearing to cave to Hollywood demands, Apple has
quietly added a restrictive copyright protection mechanism to its...
new MacBooks that is preventing customers from watching movies on external displays. Apple has secretly included a copy ...
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Apple Bends to Studios, Adds Copyright Protection to ...
appleinsider.com - 11/24/2008
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appleinsider.com —
Looking to get a jump-start on the holiday
shopping season, Best Buy is working with Apple to...
host a 4-day only sale that offers instant discounts across the entire Mac product line, including $100 - $150 off the latest MacBook, MacBook Air, and ...
(more)
Best Buy cuts prices on Apple's Mac line for 4-day sale [u]
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MacBook Air Prototype Sold on Ebay
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... someone who writes "The Hinge of the LCD is Losing", we can forgive the slip.
How did this mystery Mac make it out of the Cupertino campus? We don't know for sure, but MacRumors forum member brett33 is the buyer, and he's as mystified as everyone else. He's also aware that Apple may want it back:
The black vans haven't shown up yet, but I have heard helicopters circling.
Fake / Prototype Macbook Air [MacRumors Forums via Apple Insider]
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MacBook Air prototype ends up on eBay, sells for $730
Infinite Loop —
Apple is known for its tight leash when it comes to secrecy, but occasional slip-ups do occur from time to time. It appears one of those slip-ups has occurred , as one MacRumors reader discovered when trying to find out how to fix the "as-is" MacBook Air he bought on eBay for just $730. After numerous MacRumors forum posters ...
‘Macsimum Recommended Reading’ for Nov. 19
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... “Reseller sells early MacBook Air prototype on eBay: A California computer repair shop is likely to receive a call from Apple asking it to explain where it obtained an internal MacBook Air prototype that it later turned around and sold on eBay for $730.”—AppleInsider ...
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