[MyAppleMenu] May 30, 2003

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, May 30, 2003

MyAppleMenu : Top Stories
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So Much For Economic Principle (J. Bradford DeLong, Wired)
<http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.06/view.html?pg=5>
As long as the world's programmers continue to speak Unix, Apple's economic future is secure.

Apple As Innovator (Tim O'Reilly, O'Reilly Network)
<http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3246>
What Apple does so wellis to realize the potential in a technology, and to frame it in such a way that people discover that they need it.

MyAppleMenu : News
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Is This The End Of Netscape? (David Becker, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-1011356.html>
So much for Netscape 8.0. That's one upshot of Thursday's settlement between Microsoft and AOL Time Warner, according to industry analysts who predict that the Netscape browser will now move from a neglected orphan of AOL Time Warner to a candidate for euthanasia.

Microsoft Wins In Digital Media (Evan Hansen, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-1011383.html>
AOL Time Warner's settlement with Microsoft on Thursday brings the software giant a powerful ally in extending its digital media technology -- part of Microsoft's plan to keep Windows the world's dominant computer operating system and expand onto new devices.

Consumer Reports: Apple Most Reliable, Best Support (MacMinute.com)
<http://www.macminute.com/2003/05/29/consumerreports>

Amazon Vs. Apple In Music Downloads? (Evan Hansen, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-1011293.html?tag=cd_mh>
As millions of songs figuratively fly off the shelves of Apple's recently launched iTunes Music Store, analysts are looking at Amazon.com as one of the likeliest candidates to take the next crack at the retail music-download business.

MyAppleMenu : Opinions
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Does Apple Sauce Spell Real Opportunity? (Dana Blankenhorn, Moore's Lore)
<http://www.corante.com/mooreslore/20030501.shtml#37234>
Apple's sudden (and more restrictive) rules for songs from its iTunes service could mean a market opportunity for Real Networks.

Panther Vs. Longhorn: The Rematch (Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft-Watch)
<http://www.microsoft-watch.com/article2/0,4248,1112787,00.asp>
Readers weigh in on the grudge match of the decade.

The Music Store Report: Shutting The Faucet And Other Important Stuff (Gene Steinberg, Mac Night Owl)
<http://www.macnightowl.com/#music>

MyAppleMenu : Reviews
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Add-Ons For Your iPod (Jeffrey Ressner, Time)
<http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101030602-454477,00.html>
Accessories let you dress it up, play it through your radio and much more.

MyAppleMenu : Wintel News
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Microsoft To Pay AOL $750 Million (Ian Fried and Jim Hu, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-1011296.html>
Microsoft is paying $750 million to AOL Time Warner as part of a wide-ranging settlement that also calls for the companies to jointly cooperate on software distribution and digital media.

More Wintel News at <http://www.myapplemenu.com/wintel/>

MyAppleMenu Tomorrow : News & Opinions
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SCO: Threat To Torvalds Overstated (Stephen Shankland, CNET News.com)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1016_3-1011263.html>
SCO Group Chief Executive Darl McBride said a published report that his company may take legal action against Linux founder Linux Torvalds was overstated.

MyAppleMenu Reader : World
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Monopoly Or Democracy? (Ted Turner, Washington Post)
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56132-2003May29.html>
When you lose small businesses, you lose big ideas.

Waggy Dog Stories (Paul Krugman, New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/30/opinion/30KRUG.html>
The administration has just derived considerable political advantage from a war waged on false premises.

MyAppleMenu Reader : Life
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Ronald McDonald Is So Busy, But Just How Does He Do It? (Shireley Leung and Suzanne Vranica, Wall Street Journal)
<http://online.wsj.com/article_email/0,,SB105417428331974100,00.html>
When it comes to Ronald McDonald, McDonald's doesn't clown around. It won't even admit that there is more than one Ronald.

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