[MyAppleMenu] Apr 16, 2004

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter
Friday, April 16, 2004

MyAppleMenu
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Mac News for Mac Users

[News]

*** At List Price Or More, The iPod Mini Is One Big HIt
<http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwend16_20040416.htm>
by Mike Wendland, Detroit Free Press
"As soon as they come in, they're out the door."

*** Can Apple Convert iPod Sales Into CPU Sales?
<http://www.forbes.com/markets/2004/04/15/0415automarketscan03.html>
by Forbes

*** Key Apple Shareholder Snags Votes, Makes Demands
<http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103_2-5192295.html>
by Reuters
The California Public Employees' Retirement System, the biggest U.S. pension fund, said on Thursday that it will withhold votes for Apple's entire board of directors, after it failed to implement a shareholder-approved proposal to treat stock options as an expense.

*** Apple Releases Final Cut Express 2.0.3
<http://www.macnn.com/news/24244>
by MacNN
Fixes an issue with some cameras caused by conflicts between timecode breaks and dropped frames, resulting in incomplete capture.

*** Apple To Maintain Go-It-Alone Strategy
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1079420375365>
by Richard Waters, Financial Times
Apple is unlikely to abandon its go-it-alone stratey in the online music business in spite of the emergence of big new rivals and appeals for a closer alliance from RealNetworks, industry analysts said on Thursday.

*** Will iPod Suffer Fate Of The Mac?
<http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-5192330.html?tag=nefd.top>
by Ina Fried, Richad Shim and Matt Hines, CENT News.com
Apple's apparanet cold shoulder to RealNetworks this week has once again put the company's "go it alone" strategy in the spotlight.

*** Apple Launches iPhoto Book Promo
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/04/15/iphotobooks>
by MacMinute
Free standard shipping on all iPhoto books ordered between April 15 and June 15, 2004.

*** Apple Hits New 52-Week High Of $29.30
<http://www.macminute.com/2004/04/15/aapl>
by MacMinute

[Opinion]

*** Why Apple Is Likely To Fall Victim To Success Of Fashionable iPod
<http://business.scotsman.com/technology.cfm?id=427282004>
by James Dow, The Scotsman
There are three good reasons to think iPod sales will slump in the not too distant future -- taking the shares in the same direction.

*** Why Apple's Faithful Will Not Prevail
<http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=428172004>
by The Scotsman
No doubt my pleasure at Apple's misfortune will be put down to envy.

*** Mac.Ars Takes On Apple's Quarterly Earnings
<http://www.arstechnica.com/etc/mac/index.html>
by Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica
Apple has a strong balance sheet, and a couple of winning products in the iPod and iBok. Will they be able to spread the love through their entire product line and reverse their market share decline?

*** Jobs To Glaser: Buzz Off
<http://news.com.com/2010-1025_3-5192344.html>
by Charles Cooper, CENT News.com
Glaser came to the negotiations with no bullets in the gun.

[Review]

*** The Backup Boogaloo
<http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/WeekendWarrior/apple_backup_techtv_040416.html>
by Christopher Breen, TechTV
If you're committed to a .Mac membership for its many other benefits, Backup is more than a nice bonus -- it's a nice bonus that may one day save your bacon.

[Wintel]

*** It's Possible To Ditch Microsoft Office
<http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/apps/story/0,10801,92195,00.html>
by Eugene Ciurana, Computerworld

The Tomorrow Weblog
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Emerging Technology. Innovative Applications. New Economy.

[News]

*** Project To Enable Mobile Phone Use On Planes
<http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1567762,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594>
by Matthew Broersma, eWeek
In one of the first major projects of its kind, a European Commission-funded consortium is preparing to trial a system designed to allow mobile phone use inside a passenger aircraft.

SingaporeSurf
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Life in the city

[Top Stories]

*** The Means Testing Health Debate
<http://www.todayonline.com/articles/17586.asp>
by Tan Hui Leng, Today
This lack of detail could prove to be unsettling.

[News]

*** Singapore Halts Activities Of Gay Rights Groups
<http://www.advocate.com/new_news.asp?ID=12080&sd=04/16/04>
by The Advocate
Singapore isn't ready to accept gay rights groups, an official tasked with overhauling the country's conservative image said Thursday.

*** Forget Disneyland, Try Holland Village Instead
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,4386,246037,00.html?>
by Serene Goh, Straits Times
Building a Disneyland in Singapore will not make it a tourist draw. It is a non-starter, said industry venteran Pamelia Lee, who is retiring from the Singapore Tourism Board after 26 years.