[MyAppleMenu] Jun 8, 2000

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Apple Maintains Edge In Education Markets (TechWeb)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000607S0008>
Apple continues to lead the pack in sales to the U.S. and worldwide education markets.

The Microsoft Ruling: Breaking Windows Into Two? (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/06/07/ruling.html>
Mac users will feel an impact; it's just not clear exactly how.

The Calm Before The Storm? (osOpinion)
<http://www.osopinion.com/Opinions/MOSR/MOSR13.html>
The masses of Mac faithful and Wall Street seem to share at least one thing in common: They both have absolutely no patience when it comes to waiting for the next "revolution" to emerge from Apple.

== AppleSurf (Reviews) ====================

Slate (Apple iReview)
<http://ireview.mac.com/WebObjects/iReview.woa/wa/GoReview?t=e&cat=1100&site=482&u=17856040>
[V]isitors from any sociopolitical viewpoint can find something on Slate to raise their awareness -- or blood pressure.

American Civil War Soldier (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/news/reviews/2000_06_12.shtml>
Low production quality plauges this game.

Midnight Play (MacAddict)
<http://www.macaddict.com/news/reviews/2000_06_11.shtml>
Midnight Play will have kids bored to tears.

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

Court To Microsoft: This Is For Real! (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/07/breakup/index.html>
Judge Jackson doesn't just order Microsoft broken up -- he blasts the company for not taking his guilty verdict seriously.

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

Official Praise For Judge (InfoWorld)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/06/07/000607hnreno.xml>
Microsoft brought this upon itself.

Joel Klein Comments On Breakup Order (Bloomberg)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-2036125.html?dtn.head>
"This is the right remedy for Microsoft's repeated and serious violations of the antitrust laws."

Split Would End Up Hurting Consumers (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/ml060800.htm>
I'm hoping Microsoft gets humble, spares its customers the uncertainty of a drawn-out appeals process and accepts a settlement involving clear conduct remedies.

The Microsoft Ruling: Breaking Windows Into Two? (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/06/07/ruling.html>
Mac users will feel an impact; it's just not clear exactly how.

Long Trail Of Missed Opportunities Left Judge No Choice (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/dg060800.htm>
What a share it had to come to this.

They're Still Kicking In Redmond (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/redmnd060800.htm>
Sober-faced but defiant, Bill Gates and company vow to keep on fighting.

Competitors Look For An Opening And Legal Lessons (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/impact060800.htm>
It's not the size of your monopoly that counts. It's how you use it.

It Was Just Another Day For Netscape (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/local060800.htm>
There were no corks popping, no confetti streaming, no cakes being cut at Netscape headquarters.

Sides Clash Over Appeal (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/appeal060800.htm>
[How the] appeal unfolds -- and in what forum -- already was a matter of debat by the time the ink dried on Jackson's final judgment.

Microsoft Owes Everything To Justice (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/08/delamarter/index.html>
Would Bill Gates have come to power if the Justice Department's antitrust division hadn't attacked IBM?

Are Two Microsofts Better Than One? (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/07/microsoft_reactions/index.html>
Microsoft's competitors argue that a breakup could get the bully off their backs.

Court To Microsoft: This Is For Real! (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/07/breakup/index.html>
Judge Jackson doesn't just order Microsoft broken up -- he blasts the company for not taking his guilty verdict seriously.

Microsoft Sweet-talks Programmers (The Industry Standard)
<http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,17060,00.html>
And if that doesn't work, how about $2 billion in assistance?

Users Split On Effects Of A Microsoft Breakup (Computerworld)
<http://business-times.asia1.com.sg/3/mkts/msimamk.html#StarHub>
Some corporate users interviewed today... were split on whether the breakup will be good or bad for their companies.

Microsoft Ruling Holds No Surprises For Wall St (Reuters)
<http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000607/tc/microsoft_analysts_dc_1.html>
Wall Street took one look at Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's historic ruling to break up Microsoft and yawned.

Microsoft Case To Linger After 'Final' Ruling (TechWeb)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20000607S0017>
One thing remains certain about the marathon Microsoft antitrust case. It still ain't over.

Microsoft Breakup Sparks Web Chat Frenzy (Reuters)
<http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/00/06/07/000607hnwebfrenxy.xml>
Message boards and Internet chat rooms came alive on Wednesday afternoon after a U.S. federal judge said software giant Microsoft Corp. had "proved untrustworthy" and should be broken into two parts.

When A Dot Com Goes Bust (Reuters)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,36820,00.html>
Internet casualties are beginning to pile up... and financial experts are finding that it is easier to liquidate a factory than a Web page.

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

Study Predicts Internet Economy Will Balloon To $850 Billion In 2000 (TheStreet.com)
<http://www.thestreet.com/brknews/internet/954241.html>
The study... found that revenue from Internet-related activities grew 13 times faster than the U.S. economy as a whole in 1999.

Religious Publications Lambaste Virtual Adultery (Reuters)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2031648.html?tag=st.ne.1005.thed.ni>
Forget about phone sex. That's Stone Age stuff. What has the editors of an Italian Catholic magazine worried these days is adultery over the Internet.

Startup Eyes Disability Market (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,36759,00.html>
A San Diego startup is developing a technology that dynamically generates custom-user interfaces for all kinds of computing devices.

Labels Warming To MP3s? (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,36858,00.html>
Two of the major music labels are reportedly close to striking a groundbreaking deal with MP3.com that would enable people to access their favorite music from any Internet connection.

Bug Bites Free Email Services At MailCity, iVillage (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2036086.html?dtn.head>
In the latest security breach besetting free Web-based email services, Lycos' WhoWhere said it had fixed a problem this week affecting millions of accounts, including those belonging to MailCity and iVillage members.

Japan Commodities Sector Slow To Adopt Online Trade (Reuters)
<http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000608/tc/commodities_dc_1.html>
The growing Internet-based business-to-business (B2B) trading market will force Japan's commodities industry to change, but not quickly, analysts said on Thursday.

It Was Just Another Day For Netscape (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/indepth/docs/local060800.htm>
There were no corks popping, no confetti streaming, no cakes being cut at Netscape headquarters.

When A Dot Com Goes Bust (Reuters)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,36820,00.html>
Internet casualties are beginning to pile up... and financial experts are finding that it is easier to liquidate a factory than a Web page.

Chinese Web Site Operator Arrested On Subversion Charges (Associated Press)
<http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/06/biztech/articles/08china-arrest.html>
Authorities in southwestern China have arrested the operator of a local Web site who posted news about dissidents and the governmetn's 1989 crackdown.

Sex And The New Email 'Show' (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,36746,00.html>
Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell is the latest to announce she is teaming with Email Shows to deliver original stories to subscribers via their electronic mail.

Internet Companies Propose Consumer Protection Guidelines (Computerworld)
<http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000607E69E>
A group of seven technology vendors and Internet companies yesterday prposed a set of buisness guidelines that they said are aimed at protecting online consumers in areas such as security, privacy and customer service.

Predictions For A Wired World (Reuters)
<http://www.pcworld.com/pcwtoday/article/0,1510,17071,00.html>
Washing machines will surf the Net, and Barbie dolls will teach kids French.

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

Is Linux A Net Security Risk? (Computerworld)
<http://www.idg.net/ic_186624_1794_9-10000.html>
A SANS Institute of America report has named Linux and Unix operated sites as more vulnerable to internet attacks than Windows and Mac powered sites.

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

The Microsoft Decision: Linux Community Exults Over Microsoft's Wet Blanket (TheStreet.com)
<http://www.thestreet.com/markets/marketfeatures/955357.html>
The Linux community was thrilled by U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's decision... But plenty of observers predict there will be few consequences of the antitrust ruling.

End of Lockup Period For VA Linux Doesn't Feel Too Liberating (San Francisco Chronicle)
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/06/07/BU51494.DTL&type=tech_article>
Employees who got in at the IPO price are still above water. Venture capitalists and founders got in at even lower prices.

Linux Gets Serious At London Expo (LinuxWorld)
<http://www.idg.net/ic_186779_1794_9-10000.html>
The conference may have had an overwhelming IBM feel and look but... looks can be deceiving.

Is Linux A Net Security Risk? (Computerworld)
<http://www.idg.net/ic_186624_1794_9-10000.html>
A SANS Institute of America report has named Linux and Unix operated sites as more vulnerable to internet attacks than Windows and Mac powered sites.

The Microsoft Ruling: Breaking Windows Into Two? (Macworld)
<http://macworld.zdnet.com/2000/06/07/ruling.html>
Mac users will feel an impact; it's just not clear exactly how.

VA Linux Completes Purchase Of Andover.Net (TechWeb Finance)
<http://www.techweb.com/wire/finance/story/INV20000607S0010>
Andover.Net... runs a network of Internet sites with a clt-like following devoted to the Linux operating system.

Where Are The Dummies? (IDG)
<http://www.idg.net/ic_186098_1794_9-10000.html>
How branding may be hurting NetMax sales.

== The AppleSurf Reader ====================

Slate (Apple iReview)
<http://ireview.mac.com/WebObjects/iReview.woa/wa/GoReview?t=e&cat=1100&site=482&u=17856040>
[V]isitors from any sociopolitical viewpoint can find something on Slate to raise their awareness -- or blood pressure.

Journey To The Center Of My Bottom (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/health/feature/2000/06/08/colonoscopy/index.html>
Having a camera shoved up my rectum was not the way I wanted to celebrate my 50th year. By Howie Gordon.

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

Maddy Ends Radio Show (MTVAsia Online)
<http://www.mtvasia.com/News/Asia/Items/0006/0006025.html>
"We ran into some trouble with... a certain song played by Darryl, my stand-in and things have gotten a little complicated."

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

Pacific Internet Is Asia's Best, Poll Says (CNET Singapore)
<http://singapore.cnet.com/news/2000/06/08/20000608n.html>
For the second time running, Pacific Internet bagged the award for Best Asian ISP at Telecom Asia's annual Readers' Choice Awards 2000.

== SingaporeSurf (Entertainment) ====================

"A Flight Delayed" At Singapore Arts Festival (Asia E!Online)
<http://asia.eonline.com/News/Stories/Content/1,1028,2348,00.html>
A Flight Delayed is a snapshot in the lives of a young couple evaluating their feelings and relationship for the first time in two years.

Maddy Ends Radio Show (MTVAsia Online)
<http://www.mtvasia.com/News/Asia/Items/0006/0006025.html>
"We ran into some trouble with... a certain song played by Darryl, my stand-in and things have gotten a little complicated."