Apple iPod and iPhone News for April-23-08
Apple Buys Chip Designer
Late Tuesday, in response to questions from Forbes.com, an Apple spokesman said Apple has agreed to buy a boutique microprocessor design company called PA Semi. The company, which is known for its design of sophisticated, low-power chips, could spell a new future for Apple’s flagship iPhone, and possibly iPod products as well.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2008/04/23/apple-buys-pasemi-tech-ebiz-cz_eb_0422apple.html
Why ‘no Macs’ is no longer a defensible IT strategy
Why more users are demanding Macs in the Enterprise.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/21/17FE-macs-in-business_1.html
Gold-plated MacBook Air
World’s 1st 24kt Gold & Sapphires Macbook Air.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/22/gold-plated-macbook-air-breaks-steve-jobs-heart/
Close Call: Apple OS X Almost Looked Exactly Like OS 8
Here’s the biggest OS X mistake Apple never made: The original plan UI was to take the old crusty crap interface from OS 8* and drop it on top of the core. Thankfully Steve Jobs called the entire UI team a “bunch of idiots” and they used the beautiful tech demo mockups as the foundation for OS X as you see it today. Close call, huh?
http://gizmodo.com/382368/close-call-apples-os-x-almost-looked-exactly-like-os-8-from-the-book-inside-steves-brain