Whether you’re looking for some simple clue to his success or just gotta scratch that (tech) celebrity itch, Steve Jobs is an elusive source. Moreover, in the infrequent glimpses we do get, it’s hard to get a feel for who he really is. Here’re a few candids, some never seen before, providing insight into Apple’s enigmatic CEO.
In pattern of events almost as old as the personal computer itself, a business model perfected by the Cupertino, California-based Mac, iPod and iPhone maker is being “embraced” by the company’s old rival in Redmond. As always, the software giant is blatantly ripping off cribbing quite liberally from Apple, even going so far as to build “Guru Bars” into its yet to open chain of retail outlets.
Mrs. Microsoft says that iPods or iPhones are on a list of things that are banned in their home and for their children. Still, she admits in a recent interview that she wouldn’t mind having one of Apple’s fashionable and stylish smart phones.
A tongue in cheek preview of Redmond’s foray onto main street and the many, many ways that the maker of Windows, Office and Internet Explorer will likely founder as it seeks to follow in Apple’s highly successful, well documented footsteps.
Have you wondered how a fly-by-night outfit like PsyStar can afford such a high-profile law firm, let alone their audacious business practices? So have Apple’s lawyers. The Mac maker has expanded their lawsuit against the Florida-based cloner to find out who’s behind the curtain.
Microsoft has taken a beating in the customer relations department in recent months. Between the botched release of Vista and Apple’s funny and wildly successful ad campaign featuring John Hodges as the inept PC and Justin Long as the hipster Mac, it was time to fight back.
In what is reported to be the largest single staff increase in Microsoft history for its Mac products division, Microsoft has gone a Mac hiring spree. The Mac Business Unit at Microsoft has been around for eleven years now, and according to its General Manager, Craig Eisler the company is “launching our biggest hiring initiative since the inception of MacBU.”
TBS is now streaming full episodes of the classic TV show Seinfeld on the network’s web page, but the site’s player is not compatible with Mac OS.
Though I wince every time I consider how dependent the free world is on Microsoft products, I must admit that Microsoft Office is most times a necessity for Mac users; with that in mind, it either gives me great pleasure or makes me slightly nauseous to announce that the newest iteration of Microsoft Office, 2008, for Mac will be coming out of its closet at MacWorld.
After being on the market for a good while, Apple’s Core 2 Duo laptop models are well due for a little spit shine (or just an upgrade). What better to include in the much-appreciated upgrades than Intel’s latest and greatest mobile processor, Santa Rosa?
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