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jkontherun.com - 10/2/2008

3 reasons why and how we'll see an Apple netbook soon

— jkontherun.com — I mentioned this crazy scheme in our last podcast , but now that more blurry pics of... an anticipated MacBook Pro refresh have resurfaced , it's a good time to rehash. I've been wondering if and how Apple will get into the netbook market. With ... (more) 3 reasons why and how we'll see an Apple netbook soon

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Why Apple won't shutter iTunes
MacUser — Today, the Copyright Royalty Board in Washington DC is set to meet to decide whether or not the royalty rate for music publishers would go up from nine cents to 15 cents per track. As a consequence of that possible increase, an Apple VP recently told Fortune that this move would force Apple to operate the store as a loss, and thus the company would rather close it down. The Financial Times doesn't buy it. The FT's Kevin Allison points out: 1. Apple's market power means it still has an advantage in pricing ...

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IPcentral Weblog — ... music store] was forced to absorb any increase in the ... royalty rate, the result would be to significantly increase the likelihood of the store operating at a financial loss -which is no alternative at all," Cue wrote. "Apple has repeatedly made it clear that it is in this business to make money, and most likely would not continue to operate [the iTunes music store] if it were no longer possible to do so profitably." Kevin Allison over at the Financial Times' tech blog and Mike Masnick over at Techdirt identify compelling reasons why you shouldn't ...