MyAppleMenuConversations In The Apple CommunityApple's iPhone Could Find Asia Tough To Crack- July 6, 2008 by AFPWith the phone already in circulation, the novelty factor will be less, which could emphasise the importance of pricing for the new model. And that could prove to be an obstacle.http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jO7kBjLpblkcRmvgP3xFbhK33ksg From Windows To Mac: Three Biggest Tips For Switchers- July 6, 2008 by The Blog From Another DimensionHaving helped several people make the switch from Windows to Macs, I have seen pretty clearly some common problems people have when making the switch. Walt Mossberg wrote a short article on this, and his observations are pretty spot-on, albeit abbreviated and limited. I just figured I'd do my own long-winded version.http://blogd.com/wp/index.php/archives/3859 No Going Back When You're Hooked On Mac- July 6, 2008 by Jo Stanley, Sunday Herald SunApple do a fantastic job at making things look really pretty, spacially efficient and usable for idiots like me.http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23975097-5000117,00.html If You're Open To Growth, You Tend To Grow- July 6, 2008 by Janet Rae-Dupree, New York TimesAt the beginning of each interview, Scott Forsall, senior vice president of Apple in charge of iPhone software, warned the recruit he couldn't reveal details of the project he was working on. But he promised the opportunity "to make mistakes and struggle, but eventually we may do something that we'll remember the rest of our lives."http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/business/06unbox.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slo... Who Would Wait A Week In Line For An iPhone 3G- July 5, 2008 by Philip Elmer-DeWitt, FortuneThe WhoFarm, that's who, a newly formed publicity-seeking environemntal grop with a mission: to persuade the 44th president of the U.S. — whoever that turns out to be — to transform the White House's 17-acre lawn into an organic farm.http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/07/05/who-would-wait-a-week-in-line-for-an-iphon... Just How Fast Do You Want Your Computer To Be- July 5, 2008 by Charles Arthur, Mail & GuardianFor most people, we've already reached the point where you don't need any extra processing power.I don't agree. The reason that there are no real killer-app that demanded more CPU is that there is a fundamental change in Moore's Law. Instead of faster CPU, which application can easily take advantage of, we are looking at more CPU cores instead, which is difficult to take advantage of. Just ask Microsoft.http://www.mg.co.za/article/2008-07-05-just-how-fast-do-you-want-your-computer-to-be Where The iPhone Failed- July 5, 2008 by Stephen Wildstrom, BusinessWeekThis may end up being a big step back for consumer freedom of choice.http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/07/where_the_iphon.html Early iPhone Adopter On Fence About New One- July 5, 2008 by Glenn Fleishman, Seattle TimesNone of this has yet triggered my early-adopter credit-card-disgorging reflex.http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2008034255_ptmacc05.html Apple's Long-Term Strategy Paying Off- July 5, 2008 by Stickybuffalo.comIf other companies start following suit, Apple will finally have broken out of its tiny market share ghetto, and Windows will dwindle.http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/apples-long-term-strategy-paying-off Apple Lands Largest Corporate Client In Europe- July 5, 2008 by MacNNGeerman newspaper publisher Axel Springer is migrating to the Mac platform and says it will replace all of its PCs with both Mac notebooks and desktops over the next five years, becoming Apple's second largest corporate client.http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/07/04/axel.springer.goes.mac/ |