Archive for August 29th, 2008
Weekly Recap: Jobs Obit, iTunes 8, Android, iPhone Flaws and Update, Tablet Rumors, and More Psystar Drama
Friday, August 29th, 2008Steve Jobs Still Alive and Well Despite Obituary Being Accidentally Run by Bloomberg
The financial newsletter Bloomberg was recently updating its 17-page Steve Jobs obituary, and in the process accidentally published it. With all of the recent scare around Steve’s health, this caused a bit of a “gasp” moment. Some investors were [...]
Psystar: Apple Illegally Destroys Competition in the Marketplace
Friday, August 29th, 2008InformationWeek reports about the latest in the Psystar-Apple drama. Psystar’s lawyers are claiming that Apple illegally “destroys” competition, violated Sherman antitrust rules and other U.S. laws, as well as bricking Mac Clones.
“A Psystar victory in court could pave the way for other PC makers, including big vendors like Dell (Dell), HP (NYSE: HPQ) and [...]
China Mobile Getting Ready to Subsidize iPhones?
Friday, August 29th, 2008Word on the street: China Mobile, China’s largest cell phone carrier, is revisiting negotiations with Apple to subsidize the iPhone in its home country says JLM Pacific Epoch.
The research firm cites China Communications, which in turn quotes sources close to China Mobile (via macnn.com). As part of the ‘new deal’, China Communications would provide [...]
iPhone Arrives in Russia; Three Carriers So Far
Friday, August 29th, 2008Russia and China are two very important markets for Apple’s iPhone. The device needs to gain substantial ground in both countries for Apple’s global dominance to truly emerge.
Back in July, Apple and the iPhone 3G began slowly making ground with Chinese and Russian negotations. At Apple’s recent WWDC ‘08, in an exclusive (video link) interview [...]
