[MyAppleMenu] Dec 16, 2000

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

== AppleSurf (Top Stories) ==============

 Apple's Endgame? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2665204,00.html>
What I can't understand is the apparent eagerness of some Windows partisans to see the Mac bite the dust, whatever they may think of Apple and its current CEO.

 New Streaming Standards Effort Missing Market Leaders (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4157183.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Apple Computer and a raft of high-tech heavyweights have joined forces to promote open standards in the bitterly divided world of streaming media, but market leaders RealNetworks and Microsoft aren't playing ball yet.

== AppleSurf (News) ==============

 Ladies And Gentlemen... iTools Presents Big Rick Stuart! (Apple)
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2000/12/bigrickstuart/>
What do you get when you mix an experienced job-seeking deejay, iTools and QuickTime? More job offers than one deejay can handle.

 Asante Adds Support For OS X (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/article/2000/12/15.3.shtml>

 New Streaming Standards Effort Missing Market Leaders (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4157183.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Apple Computer and a raft of high-tech heavyweights have joined forces to promote open standards in the bitterly divided world of streaming media, but market leaders RealNetworks and Microsoft aren't playing ball yet.

 New Mac Quake 3 Version Now In Testing, Says Designer (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/15.quake3.shtml>

 Apple 10-K Report Offers Concerns For New Year (MacCentral)
<http://www.maccentral.com/news/0012/15.apple.shtml>
A comprehensive overview of Apple's state of business shows that while the company experienced a 30 percent increase in net sales over 1999 -- the result of a 32 percent rise in Macintosh unit sales -- cut-throat competition and concern over OS X acceptance and rollout are leaving question marks for the future.

 3dfx To Sell Assets To Nvidia (MacWEEK.com)
<http://macweek.zdnet.com/2000/12/10/12153dfx.html>
The graphics chipmaker announced Friday that its board of directors has voted to dissolve the company and sell most of its assets to long-time competitor Nvidia for cash and stock worth some $107.4 million.

== AppleSurf (Opinions) ==============

 OS X Is A Beta, No Duh (Macinstein)
<http://www.macinstein.com/pressrelease.cfm?ID=684>
Well, Apple chose to give us a sneak peak at the new OS and what are we supposed to judge it by?

 Apple's Endgame? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2665204,00.html>
What I can't understand is the apparent eagerness of some Windows partisans to see the Mac bite the dust, whatever they may think of Apple and its current CEO.

 Should OS X Be Dumbed Down? (The Mac Observer)
<http://www.macobserver.com/columns/ibrotha/2000/20001215.shtml>
Who says that the best computers in the world have to be idiot-proof?

== The Wintel Empire (Top Stories) ==============

 Microsoft Ends Volume Pricing For Consumer Windows (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4170751-0.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..sf>
Attributing the change to increased business demand for Windows 2000, Microsoft next year will end volume discounts for consumer versions of its Windows operating system.

== The Wintel Empire (News) ==============

 Will Palm Developers Succumb To Microsoft's Wooing? (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-4170816.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Despite Microsoft's full-court press, it's unclear whether the company can convince large numbers of Palm developers to translate their software to the Pocket PC operating system.

 Microsoft Stumbles, But Analysts Maintain Ratings (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4164409-0.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..sf>
Microsoft shares fell Friday after the company issued a rare profit warning amid a slowdown in the PC sector.

 Microsoft Ends Volume Pricing For Consumer Windows (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-4170751-0.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..sf>
Attributing the change to increased business demand for Windows 2000, Microsoft next year will end volume discounts for consumer versions of its Windows operating system.

== Breaking Barriers (Top Stories) ==============

 An Unlikely Policeman For Mergers (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/16/technology/16AOL.html>
After years of costly lobbying, legal wrangling and political maneuvering, it turns out that a small group of antitrust officials in Washington will be the new Internet regulators.

 BT Sues Prodigy Over U.S. Hyperlink Patent (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/12/15/001215hnbtprodigy.xml?p=br&s=1>
The suit filed against Prodigy, which claims to be largest consumer DSL (digital subscriber line) ISP in the United States, is the first suit BT has filed to protect its hyperlink patent.

== Breaking Barriers (News) ==============

 An Unlikely Policeman For Mergers (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/16/technology/16AOL.html>
After years of costly lobbying, legal wrangling and political maneuvering, it turns out that a small group of antitrust officials in Washington will be the new Internet regulators.

 Streaming Gets Down To Business (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,40691,00.html>
Content is no longer king as the next big thing, instead companies want to control the "plumbing" that enables others to stream content -- and let them worry about trying to find a market.

 BT Sues Prodigy Over U.S. Hyperlink Patent (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/12/15/001215hnbtprodigy.xml?p=br&s=1>
The suit filed against Prodigy, which claims to be largest consumer DSL (digital subscriber line) ISP in the United States, is the first suit BT has filed to protect its hyperlink patent.

 New Streaming Standards Effort Missing Market Leaders (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4157183.html?tag=st.ne.1430735..ni>
Apple Computer and a raft of high-tech heavyweights have joined forces to promote open standards in the bitterly divided world of streaming media, but market leaders RealNetworks and Microsoft aren't playing ball yet.

== PenguinSurf (Top Stories) ==============

 Mega-Corps Fawn Over Linux (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,40585,00.html>
While stocks of many Linux companies remain in the doghouse, the open-source platform is getting plenty of support from some of the largest U.S. technology firms.

== PenguinSurf (News) ==============

 Mega-Corps Fawn Over Linux (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,40585,00.html>
While stocks of many Linux companies remain in the doghouse, the open-source platform is getting plenty of support from some of the largest U.S. technology firms.

== SingaporeSurf (Top Stories) ==============

 More Households Using Cable Modems Now (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/story/0,1870,11030,00.html?>
Study shows that 33,000 homes, up four times from April, use it to surf at high speeds and download software.

 Power Supply To Resolve Billing Issues By 2001 (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,10913,00.html?>
The utility company says customers should expect fewer delayed bills by March and billing process should normalise by July.

== SingaporeSurf (News) ==============

 Singapore Paper: Crash Report Bias (Associated Press)
<http://sg.dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/asia/ap/article.html?s=singapore/headlines/001216/asia/ap/Singapore_Paper__Crash_Report_Bias.html>
In an editorial, it said a U.S. National Transportation Safety Board report on the crash was ``heavy on inference'' and raised questions about ``nationalistic bias.''

 Power Supply: Changes Coming (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,11025,00.html?>
wong Fook Hung, Managing Director, Power Supply: We are sparing no effort to resolve the situation as quickly as possible. We have devoted all resources towards this and engaged Deloitte Consulting, SAP and other expertise from overseas to resolve the computer glitches.

 Power Supply To Resolve Billing Issues By 2001 (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,10913,00.html?>
The utility company says customers should expect fewer delayed bills by March and billing process should normalise by July.

== SingaporeSurf (Technology) ==============

 More Households Using Cable Modems Now (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/cybernews/story/0,1870,11030,00.html?>
Study shows that 33,000 homes, up four times from April, use it to surf at high speeds and download software.

 OCBC Delays E-Bank's Launch (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/money/story/0,1870,10967,00.html?>
Plans to set up a US$100 million (S$174 million) stand-alone Internet bank had been pushed back nearly six months to the middle of next year to allow more time to 'test the technology', say joint owners OCBC Bank and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ).