Apple Archive

C# Ruling the Roost?

Submitted by horatio 2004-05-01 Apple 62 Comments

Most are aware of the success C# is enjoying in the Windows community, and we have been hearing about how the Open Source Community fears the technology in Longhorn enough to take the drastic step of co-opting Microsofts strategy and doing it first. But what about the Apple community? Turns out they have the same idea according to DrunkenBatman. Our past commentary is here.

On 1st Birthday, iTunes Unwraps New Features

Submitted by many readers 2004-04-28 Apple 50 Comments

Apple Computer on Wednesday celebrated the first birthday of its iTunes Music Store by unveiling more than a half-dozen new features for the popular online music service. More info on MacMinute.

Apple’s Core Business Shifting

Submitted by Claudio 2004-04-26 Apple 68 Comments

iPod's runaway success virtually transformed the firm. Revenues up; Jobs' big job now is to outrun competition. Both TheStar and NYTimes are discussing an apparent "focus shift" of Apple away from the personal computers market and towards the digital music business.

Mini-Editorial: How Apple Stole SGI’s Hollywood Business

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-23 Apple 144 Comments

Last Sunday Apple released a number of a new multimedia software -- Shake 3.5, Final Cut Pro HD, DVD Studio Pro 3 and a new application, titled Motion. Apple starts making a big name in Hollywood and many creative studios are now opting for Apple's products to do the main editing. Once upon a time, all this market belonged to SGI. In less than 2 years, Apple has managed to overturn this market into its advantage.

Opening iTunes/iPod, Maintaining Dominance

Submitted by Rajan R 2004-04-21 Apple 42 Comments

"The iPod has more than 50% of the US market, while iTunes Music Store has been selling 130 million songs per year. Certainly it seems that Apple has everything going for them, but they may in the end lose it in the same manner they lost the desktop market" Rajan R. is editorializing for OSNews' sister site, New Mobile Computing. On a similar note, Real's CEO seems to have taken to heart Steve Jobs' answer to his recent request to open up the DRM format to Real Networks.

Xsan: 64-bit Cluster FS for Mac OS X; Apple Unveils More Products

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-18 Apple 111 Comments

Apple today introduced Xsan, a high-performance enterprise-class Storage Area Network (SAN) file system priced at US$999. Xsan is a 64-bit cluster file system for Mac OS X that enables organizations to consolidate storage resources and provide multiple computers with concurrent file-level read/write access to shared volumes over Fibre Channel. A beta version of Xsan is available immediately to qualified customers. The final version of Xsan is expected to be available this fall. On other news, Apple introduced Shake 3.5, Final Cut Pro HD, DVD Studio PRO 3 and a new application named Motion. Go to MacMinute.com for up to the minute updates on the new products unveiled as we write this.

Apple Pushes Feds Toward Broader Open-Source Use

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-15 Apple 27 Comments

Apple Computer Inc. is seeking Common Criteria evaluation of Mac OS X, which could open government doors wider to open-source software. Apple wants a Common Criteria Evaluated Assurance Level 3, which "costs big bucks," said John Hurley, Apple’s security policy architect. "It's a pain in the neck to spend that money." Elsewhere, C|Net has two more Apple-related articles here and here.

iPods Outsell Macs for First Time; Jobs: ‘We Feel Great’

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-15 Apple 111 Comments

For the first time, Apple sold more iPods in a quarter than it did Macs--and Apple CEO Steve Jobs is happy about it, MacMinute reports. "We feel great," Jobs told the New York Times. "We sold a lot of Macs, but we've sold more iPods in the quarter than all the Macs put together."

Apple Announces Faster, Cheaper eMacs

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-13 Apple 208 Comments

Apple today announced a faster, more affordable line of eMac desktops for home and schools, including faster PowerPC G4 processors running at up to 1.25 GHz, 333 MHz DDR memory, faster ATI Radeon graphics and USB 2.0 connectivity to peripherals.

Donn Denman: Apple is Getting ‘More Connected’

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-07 Apple 2 Comments

Donn Denman, who joined the early Mac team at Apple in 1982 with the task of building a BASIC programming language interpreter for the new computer, feels that today's Macs are not all that different from the ones built 20 years ago, but thinks we'll see a lot of changes in the next 20 years. Read the interview at MacMinute.

What Apple Stores Aren’t Doing

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-07 Apple 65 Comments

By most counts, they're a hit. But they were intended to woo new users to the fold, yet Mac market share has only budged -- lower, says BusinessWeek.

Apple Sees Shift in Developer Profiles

Eugenia Loli 2004-04-05 Apple 77 Comments

Apple says it is seeing a large number of UNIX, Java and Open Source developers migrating to Mac OS X. "Over the last three years, people who have experience in those areas are showing a great interest in our OS," Apple VP of Worldwide Developer Relations Ron Okamoto told internetnews.com.

Editorial: Can You Get Serious Work Done on a Mac?

Guest post by Dr Rubaiyat Haque 2004-04-01 Apple 143 Comments

This is the third installment of a series of pieces that I have been writing about my experiences with my new Apple iBook and MacOS X Panther having been a long-term Windows user.

Apple, Adobe Drifting Apart

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-31 Apple 54 Comments

They share an area code, a customer segment and a history dating back to the early days of personal computing. But Apple Computer and Adobe Systems, like many in long-term relationships, have seen the 20-years-and-counting bond between them run hot and cold, says News.com.

Apple Told to Halt ‘World’s Fastest’ Claims for G5

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-26 Apple 119 Comments

The Council of Better Business Bureaus has recommended (based on a tip by Dell) that Apple Computer discontinue comparative performance claims regarding its Power Mac G5 desktop.

For Apple, Ups, Downs and Unsolicited Advice

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-24 Apple 52 Comments

The Mac maker suffers a snub at the hands of software powerhouse Adobe Systems, manages to shuttle its Xserve G5 server out the door after a month's delay, and gets a tip on the iPod and iTunes from RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser, while Wal-Mart now offers cheaper song downloads at .88 cents.

Lawsuit Alleges Apple Retail Impropriety

Submitted by Too 2004-03-19 Apple 65 Comments

Deep inside a dealer lawsuit against Apple is a burning question: how do Apple's retail stores account for what they pay for the Apple products they sell? The dealers behind the lawsuit believe they have the answer: that Apple is defrauding shareholders and misleading the public by misrepresenting the profitability of its stores. Substantiating their claim are thousands of product invoices says ThinkSecret.

Ten Years Old: Apple’s Power Mac Line

Submitted by C/C 2004-03-15 Apple 50 Comments

The Register takes a look back at that day a decade ago when Apple's announcement of a RISC-based Macintosh, the "Power Mac" really shook things up. The PowerPC was going to trounce the aging X86 architecture, and herald in a new era of fast computing. Problem is, Intel had a few tricks up its sleeve too. Apple's real achievement, though, was making the transition to a new architecture relatively painless.

HFS+’s New Features in Panther Now Documented

Submitted by Guido 2004-03-10 Apple 14 Comments

Apple has revised the Technical Note 1550 and officially documents for the first time the new features of HFS+ which have been introduced with Panther:

The Macintosh at 20: Interview with Jef Raskin

Eugenia Loli 2004-03-07 Apple 45 Comments

2004 is indeed the 20th anniversary of the Apple Macintosh computer, but the history of this computer is actually a little older than this. Joining Berkeley Groks is Jef Raskin (JR) who started the Apple Macintosh project. Frank Ling talks to him about how the project got started, his perspectives on current operating systems, and his current work.