[MyAppleMenu] Oct 28, 2001

[applesurf at myapplemenu.com]

MyAppleMenu Newsletter

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

Apple's Best Reason Yet To Pitch Your Pentium (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0110280504oct28.column?coll=chi%2Dtechnology%2Dnav>
There never has been a better time to consider joining the minority with the best looking machines.

iPod Big Draw At Apple Store Opening (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/27.store.php>
Demo of iPod drew crowd away from rest of store.

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

iPod Big Draw At Apple Store Opening (MacCentral)
<http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0110/27.store.php>
Demo of iPod drew crowd away from rest of store.

== AppleSurf (Opinion) ===============

Apple's Best Reason Yet To Pitch Your Pentium (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0110280504oct28.column?coll=chi%2Dtechnology%2Dnav>
There never has been a better time to consider joining the minority with the best looking machines.

How Valuable Is Apple's New iPod? (osOpinion.com)
<http://www.osopinion.com/perl/story/14434.html>
Product development also requires an economical way to get to market.

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

Is The New Windows An XP-erience To Be Missed? (The Observer)
<http://www.observer.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,581936,00.html>
Even a $1 billion marketing drive may not make up for Microsoft's lousy timing.

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

Is XP An Open Door For Open Source? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2001/tc20011025_8523.htm>
Linux will likely get a boost as an alternative for cash-strapped schools, local governments, and companies in developing countries.

XP Marketing Blitz In US Targets Wary Consumers (Bloomberg)
<http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2001/10/28/story/0000109090>
"95 out of 100 people don't care."

Apple's Best Reason Yet To Pitch Your Pentium (Chicago Tribune)
<http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0110280504oct28.column?coll=chi%2Dtechnology%2Dnav>
There never has been a better time to consider joining the minority with the best looking machines.

Windows XP (Fortune)
<http://www.fortune.com/indexw.jhtml?channel=artcol.jhtml&doc_id=204226>
Microsof'ts new PC operating system is simply better and more reliable.

XP's Messaging System Will Be Hard To Resist (Knight Ridder Newspapers)
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/134359489_ptmessage28.html>
Users can now collaborate on the same application.

Is The New Windows An XP-erience To Be Missed? (The Observer)
<http://www.observer.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,581936,00.html>
Even a $1 billion marketing drive may not make up for Microsoft's lousy timing.

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

Tim Berners-Lee On Microsoft's Latest Browser Tricks (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://web.siliconvalley.com/content/sv/2001/10/26/opinion/dgillmor/weblog/tbl.htm>
Most W3C-compliant browser is also blocked.

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

An Insider's Look At E-Commerce Excess (Knowledge at Wharton)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-201-7673358-0.html?tag=owv>

Internet's Future Debated At Poptech Conference (EETimes.com)
<http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20011026S0109>
The FUD factor has raised doubts.

Tim Berners-Lee On Microsoft's Latest Browser Tricks (San Jose Mercury News)
<http://web.siliconvalley.com/content/sv/2001/10/26/opinion/dgillmor/weblog/tbl.htm>
Most W3C-compliant browser is also blocked.

Internet Services: Who's Smiling Now? (McKinsey Quarterly)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7671036.html?tag=owv>
Bad news for companies that gambled big.

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

Is XP An Open Door For Open Source? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2001/tc20011025_8523.htm>
Linux will likely get a boost as an alternative for cash-strapped schools, local governments, and companies in developing countries.

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

Is XP An Open Door For Open Source? (BusinessWeek)
<http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2001/tc20011025_8523.htm>
Linux will likely get a boost as an alternative for cash-strapped schools, local governments, and companies in developing countries.

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

Sennett Station Name 'Wrong' (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80175,00.html?>
The government does not want to remind people of the opposition stronghold.

Chee Disloyal To Singapore, Says PM Goh (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80191,00.html?>
Chee shown himself to be disloyal in his remarks overseas.

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

SDP's Minimum Wage Idea Will Do 'Great Harm': BG George Yeo (Channel NewsAsia)
<http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011027/5/1lcrr.html>
Such ideas have led to massive unemployment in Europe.

Recession 'May Last 2 Years' (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80170,00.html?>
At least six to nine months, in best-case scenario.

Sennett Station Name 'Wrong' (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80175,00.html?>
The government does not want to remind people of the opposition stronghold.

Chee Disloyal To Singapore, Says PM Goh (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80191,00.html?>
Chee shown himself to be disloyal in his remarks overseas.

Low Challenges PAP To Flesh Out Manifesto (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80196,00.html?>
Push for more details on plan's time frame.

Make us Another Voice In Parliament (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80171,00.html?>
SDA: A strong opposition means more opposition members in Parliament.

Chee's Back, But To What End? (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,80243,00.html?>
Has he learnt from his mistakes?