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Apple More Valuable Than Dell
On Friday, Apple’s stock surged 12%, valuing the company at $72.13B. At the same time, the value of Dell was $71.97B.
Steve Jobs wrote an email to Apple employees that said:
Team, it turned out that Michael Dell wasn’t perfect at predicting the future. Based on today’s stock market close, Apple is worth more than Dell. Stocks go up and down, and things may be different tomorrow, but I thought it was worth a moment of reflection today. Steve.
Read the entire article.
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My iWeb Observations
I picked up a copy of iLife 06 from the Ala Moana Apple Store and am building a site on .Mac. I’ve only played around with it for a couple of hours so I’m no expert, but I did make some observations:
- Too Much Control. You can and almost must control everything.
- Publishing Speed. Kinda slow.
- iTunes Playlist Integration. Too easy.
More observations to come…
Xzibit Pimp Your Kicks
I was watching the Tyra Banks show (really), and Pimp Your Ride host, Xzibit, was on. He was talking about his kicks he’s designing for Dada shoes. The name of the shoes? Pimp Your Kicks.
No thanks, I’ll pass.
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More Apple Cell Phone Ruminations
Even though the Macworld Expo is over, there continues to be rumors about potential future Apple products, namely an Apple branded cell phone or maybe a Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) cell service. Apple already owns the domain name iphone.org (redirects to Apple.com) and has recently filed a trademark for the phrase “Mobile Me.”
Reasons Why I Don’t Want a MacBook Pro
Even with the increased performance, the new MacBook Pro has some unresolved shortcomings compared to a PowerBook G4. Henry Norr got a chance to look at the new MacBook Pro and made some observations that may scare people away.
- No FireWire800. While I don’t rely on this, I do have a FW800 drive. Supposedly Intel-designed motherboards never supported FW800 so the new MBP doesn’t have FW800. There is one FW400 port though (and two USB 2.0 ports).
- Single Layer DVD burner. The latest revs of PBs have double layer, 8x DVD burners. The MBP has a single layer burner and it’s slower too (4x).
- No PCMCIA slot. The MBP supports the latest industry standard ExpressCard/34 expansion slot. What’s that? Exactly. That’s why it’s a problem.
- No internal modem. Up to recently, I’ve lived off of regular dialup, and it is useful when there’s nothing else. Need to get an external USB modem.
- No S-video out. How am I supposed to watch my BitTorrent TV shows on a television set without S-video out? Reports are indicating that there’s an adapter for the MBP’s DVI port that converts to S-video. Another do-hickey to carry around.
Do I need a MacBook Pro? Maybe. Do I want a MacBook Pro? Sure.
A Quick iWeb Review
webmonkey has a quick review of Apple’s new web authoring app, iWeb.
Read Apple’s iWeb Promises Blogs for All. Sounds like customization of iWeb’s products is possible. Best if you have a .Mac account to publish your iWeb site but not absolutely necessary.
Watch the Macworld Keynote
Watch Steve Jobs deliver his keynote address at Macworld Expo 2006 where he introduced iLife 06 and Intel-powered Macs.
New Intel-based Macs Can Run Windows [Update]
That’s right. According to Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, the new Intel-based Macs can run Microsoft Windows. Sounds like you have to tinker around a bit, but it’s not impossible.
The switch could technically and theoretically allow a person to load Windows onto a Mac computer, although the user would require some technical expertise to pull it off. That would allow a person to run both Microsoft and Apple’s operating systems on the same Apple machine.
Feels like a Trojan Horse if you ask me. Another reason why someone can buy the Mac hardware and gradually get the Mac vibe. Same with the iPod. I know of too many Mac converts that owned an iPod first then got Macs.
Whatever the case may be, but Apple can sell a lot of hardware and start sticking it to Dell. Would you rather have the beauty of a MacBook Pro or a wanna-be Inspiron?
Update: Okay, so Windows XP in its current form will not boot on a MacBook. Vista is supposed to. The MacBook uses the next generation of BIOS called EFI. XP don’t do EFI but Vista does.
Google Earth, Meet Macintosh
Google finally released a beta version of Google Earth for the Mac. Previously, this cool app was available only for Windows.
Now, how about fixing Google Video to work with the Mac?
HECO Says Save Power
The Hawaiian Electric Co. is asking Oahu customers to conserve electricity starting from today. Due to routine and emergency maintenance, power is in short supply.
Or perhaps, the very day that the lame name (but screamin’) MacBook Pro was announced and the PowerBook line was decommissioned, HECO took a shot at Apple by having Hawaii collectively save Power(book)? I smell a conspiracy theory…