Friday, July 2, 2004
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Apple Delays New iMac
Apple's shares fell 6 percent in Thursday's after-hours trading session after the company said it was delaying its new iMac until September, missing the important back-to-school shopping season.
Apple Says Will Delay New iMac
Apple says its next-generation iMac desktop computer will be delayed until September and that it has stopped taking orders for the current iMac. The delay means Apple will miss the crucial back-to-school season for the new iMac. "Our planning was obviously less than perfect."
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by Ina Fried, CNET News.com
"Why dont' they build a few extgra old ones in the meantime? It sort of seems odd."
News
iMac Delay Is Apple 'Buying Opportunity' — ANalysts
"It's a supply, not a demand issue. What's important is that the new model will be available for the Christmas selling season."
Searching For The Perfect OS
It may sound idiotically simple, but according to technology's leading seer, Apple CEO Steve Jobs, searching for information — not sorting it — is the wave of the future.
Opinion
Apple Must Make Strong Case For Xserve G5 Adoption
Apple Xserve G5 is a powerful machine — just not in ways that are easy to get across to the IT market.
Dashboard III
This is a competitive web browser feature that has been fused with Expose.
Apple's Tiger Knows How To Hunt
No matter how good it is, don't expect Tiger to boost the piddling 2% market share Apple has in operating system. But ultimately, its innovations always seem to find their way into general usage.
Review
Interacrchy 7.0.1
Interacrchy is still a great FTP client and a fantastic tool for basic network monitoring. But like many mature products, feature creep has created a level of complexity that will puzzle the clueless and clue-full alike.
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Rayman 3 offers frenetic combat and colorful, creative levels — the game is short, but you'll hae a grand old time while it lasts.
Snapz Pro X 2
If capturing movies is your thing, Snapz Pro 2 is a slam-dunk.
Studio Artist 3
If you produce visual content on a Mac, get this program.
Total Immersion Racing
Total immersion Racing falls short of its own immersive goals. And while it offers some competitive fun on the circuit, we can think of more enjoyable ways to spend forty bucks.
WWDC Home Automation Recap
A few dozen WWDC attendees got together to chat about Home Automation Using Mac OS X. Here's a list of some of the tools, products and websites that we discussed.
Sidetrack
I have a policy that this website will be the best Apple news headlines website ever. :-)
The question that must be on everyone's mind: "What forced Apple's hand?"
Last minute show-stopper bug? Last minute problem with the suppoly of G5 chips? Last minute discovery that Microsoft Office will not run on the new iMac?
Whatever it is, the problem is most likely discovered at the 11th hour. Wait for "Apple Confidential 3.0" to find out the what the problem is.