[MyAppleMenu] Dec 24, 2000

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

 Insert Quote Here Contest (Artificial Cheese)
<http://www.artificialcheese.com/ubb/Forum8/HTML/000001.html>
We provide the questionable pictures, you provide the caption.

 Apple Not Building In Brazil (MacDirectory)
<http://www.macdirectory.com/4u/wire.fm$retrieve?Serial=10267&html=NewsDetail.html>

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

 Microsoft Awaits New Brand Of Justice Department (The Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,21075,00.html>
The software giant was all smiles after Bush won the election, but now that he has nominated Sen. John Ashcroft to head the DOJ, all bets are off.

 The Missing Parts In MS Puzzle? Here They Are (ZDNet AnchorDesk)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2667700,00.html>
They say Microsoft controls the software business, but that's not really true. Microsoft doesn't really compete with everybody, and there are some areas where you'd think Microsoft would compete, but they don't.

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

 Microsoft Awaits New Brand Of Justice Department (The Industry Standard)
<http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,21075,00.html>
The software giant was all smiles after Bush won the election, but now that he has nominated Sen. John Ashcroft to head the DOJ, all bets are off.

 The Missing Parts In MS Puzzle? Here They Are (ZDNet AnchorDesk)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2667700,00.html>
They say Microsoft controls the software business, but that's not really true. Microsoft doesn't really compete with everybody, and there are some areas where you'd think Microsoft would compete, but they don't.

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

 It Can Go Down To Zero (Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/fortune/technology/daily/0,3467,617001220,00.html>
It's an obvious fact, but one that Silicon Valley, not to mention the market, is just now facing up to. It's also a fact that, as dot-com stocks rose to the stratosphere, it became incredibly easy to forget, even for the skeptics.

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

 Behind That Good News At Amazon (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/24/business/24WATC.html>
The chance that Amazon's Christmas sales may come in higher than some investors expect only adds to its appeal. Its stock could pop on the news.

 Awash In Red Ink, Online Magazine Salon.com Lays Off 20% Of Staff (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/12/21/BU157977.DTL&type=tech_article>
The layoff hammer fell on Salon.com for the second time this year, as the company -- hailed as one of the most well-written sites on the Internet -- races to attain profitability.

 It Can Go Down To Zero (Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/fortune/technology/daily/0,3467,617001220,00.html>
It's an obvious fact, but one that Silicon Valley, not to mention the market, is just now facing up to. It's also a fact that, as dot-com stocks rose to the stratosphere, it became incredibly easy to forget, even for the skeptics.

 Dot-com Demise Benefits Other Industries (Reuters)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2668648,00.html>
The dot-com demise could not have come sooner for America's defense and aerospace industry, whose pool of engineers has dwindled to near-crisis levels as science and technology talent jumped ship for tech startups.

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

 Singapore Casts Wary Eye On Its Neighbors' Troubles (International Herald Tribune)
<http://www.iht.com/cgi-bin/generic.cgi?template=articleprint.tmplh&ArticleId=5162>
As instability spreads in Southeast Asia, Singapore is becoming increasingly concerned that its booming economy and prosperous living standards will be dragged down by the troubles of its poorer neighbors.

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

 Singapore Casts Wary Eye On Its Neighbors' Troubles (International Herald Tribune)
<http://www.iht.com/cgi-bin/generic.cgi?template=articleprint.tmplh&ArticleId=5162>
As instability spreads in Southeast Asia, Singapore is becoming increasingly concerned that its booming economy and prosperous living standards will be dragged down by the troubles of its poorer neighbors.

 Park Or Golf-Course? Why Not Both? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,12757,00.html?>
Prof Briffett, who teaches environmental studies at the National University of Singapore's school of design and environment, said most golf courses here have a long way to go before they can be considered friendly to the environment.