Why does Steve Balmer say such patently absurd things? Well, probably for the same reason that John C. Dvorak or Paul Thurrott used to trash talk the Macintosh and its easily antagonized fans—it generates all kinds of page views and media buzz with almost no effort required (ie there’s no such thing as bad publicity).
It may be that we are just hearing more about it because of publicity, or it may be that Apple’s increased popularity is to blame, but Mac hacking seems to be becoming a more popular sport.
With the permission of the movie studios, our favorite fruit company expanded its iTunes Store movie offerings on Thursday, though fans will definitely be paying a bit extra for the convenience of not leaving the comfort of their couch.
For the second year running, a security researcher has exploited a weakness in Safari on a Mac to win a contest to see how quickly a user could hack into a computer.
It has been nearly a year since Apple said it was working with AT&T to provide iPhone tethering (ie a way to use a mobile handset as a modem). Moreover, the mothership said on Tuesday that tethering functionality is built into iPhone 3.0 and the feature hadn’t been enabled because the company’s wireless carrier partners still aren’t ready to roll. At least one clever iPhone owner has taken matters into his own hands and doesn’t need to wait any longer.
As the weeks have passed since Apple introduced its Nehalem powered Mac Pro, more and more reviewers and benchmarkers have stepped up to how impressed they are with the absolute brute power built into Cupertino’s full tower iron.
It would appear that, with the introduction of iPhone OS 3.0, Apple is trying to push deeper into the business world. This may be more about Apple than about the iPhone.
In addition to fan noise, Miami, Florida based assembler has not lacked for chutzpah, seemingly never missing an opportunity to cock a snoot at Apple and its more defensive, easily provoked fans. Thereupon, the passage of time has not imbued the clone maker with better manners—is this necessarily a bad thing™?
Phil Schiller, Greg Joswiak, Scott Forstall et al have delivered the news of what we can expect for Apple’s handhelds in the weeks and months ahead. Is there something inside for you? We’ve got the juice here…
The netbook computer, whether you agree with the concept behind them or not, have gained so much traction that they now appear to be hurting the sales of Apple laptops.
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