Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Top Stories
For Imagining iTunes And Finding Nemo (Then Ditching Disney)
Steve Jobs has always prided himself on thinking different. Now the rest of the world is coming around.
News
Adobe Turns Its Back On Mac Again
The decision is the latest in a series of snubs against the Apple operating system.
See Also : Adobe Discontinues FrameMaker For Macintosh
by Jim Dalrymple, MacCentral
"We have had some customers request an OS X version of FrameMaker, but it's really hard to justify on a business level."
Apple Mac OS X Server Administration Service Undisclosed Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Real's Glaser Exhorts Apple To Open iPod
RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser said that Apple is creating problems for itself by using a file format that forces consumers to buy music from Apple's own iTunes site.
Apple Releases Final Version Of iChat AV 2.1
Apple today released the final version of iChat AV 2.1, the update that adds support for video conferencing with the new AOL Instant Messenger 5.5 for Microsoft Windows.
Apple Updates Wireless Keyboard And Mouse Firmware
The update improves performance and reliability, according to Apple.
Opinion
Digital Music: Apple Shouldn't Sing Solo
If Apple truly beliees it can make the most innovative music players and software, then it has little to worry about from competition. Standards barriers that ghettoize Apple's music efforts pose a far greater long-term risk.
Review
RagTime 5.6: Midlevel Publishing Package Marred By Poor Implementation
Despite its conceptual strengths, more is wrong than is right in RagTime.
Songs In The Key Of iLife
The nice thing about living at the digital hub is that you can flatter yourself that the world revolves around you. Even if it's not true, iLife 04 gives that impression. And every little counts.
Final Cut Express 2
Final Cut Express 2 is a great step in the right direction for DV producers and editors.
Sidetrack
How many wrong spellings of iPod have you discovered? I've seen ipod, IPOD, and today, I-POD.
And you thought people spelling Macintosh as "MAC" is bad...
Wintel
Microsoft Hit By Record EU Fine
Microsoft must pay a fine of 497m euros for abusing its dominant market position. Microsoft must also reveal details of its Windows software codes within 120 days, to make it easier for rivals to design compatible products. Microsoft must offer a stripped-down version of its Windows operating system minus the firm's MediaPlayer audiovisual software within 90 days.
See Also : EU Ruling Could Be Key To Microsoft's Future
by Mike Ricciuti, CNET News.com
The EU's decision to force Microsoft to unbundle its media software from WIndows could constitute a legal precedent that'd affect the company's future products.
See Also : A Tale Of Two Cases
by John Borland, CNET News.com
The decision would appear to indicate a wide gap between American and European legal and business practices. But legal experts say the divergent courses stern largely from politics and entirely different evidence, not any serious disagreement in antitrust philosophy.
See Also : Coming Back To Haunt Them
by Paul Festa, CNET News.com
Every executive knows the risk of having old e-mails surface as trial evidence — but perhaps none so well as Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.
See Also : Microsoft Ruling Could Affect Marketplace
by Allison Linn, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
European regulators have a rare chance to influence Microsoft's current behavior, rather than trying to make amends for alleged wrongdoing against already sunken competitors.