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So, when Linux columnist Tom Adelstein says “if Apple made Mac OS X for Intel available to consumers to install on their PCs, it would “change the PC landscape like no other operating system has or could,” he does not know what his talking about.

Why should Apple do this, given the subject?

The Apple Store has launched its Black Friday Event on the Friday following Thanksgiving, offering special deals on select Apple merchandise. The “Feast beyond a Feast” will be a one-day only event in both Apple retail stores and online.

Apple also launched an Apple Store Microsoft Promotion , offering up to 50 percent off on Microsoft. Users can save up to $250 via mail-in rebate on any qualifying version of Microsoft Office–including Standard ($200 rebate), Professional($250), and Student/Teacher ($50) versions–when purchased along with a new Mac. The offer expires on January 31, 2006 and is available at any authorized Apple reseller.

MacFixIt has reports that non-special cell phones can cause unlocked iPods to behave erratically.

I find that so interesting, phone signal interference. No wonder I can not play my iPod when airplane is taking off. An unlocked iPod can take over.

Apple has announced long-term supply agreements with Hynix, Intel, Micron, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba for NAND flash memory through 2010. As part of these agreements, Apple will prepay a total of $1.25 billion for flash memory components during the next three months.

“We want to be able to produce as many of our wildly popular iPods as the market demands,” said Stevie.

A great move, especially after the Samsung debacle.

According to a November 15th notice on the Apple iPod Settlement Administration Web site :

On October 24, 2005, a notice of appeal was filed in the Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo, against the approved iPod Settlement. As a result, Settlement benefits will not be provided unless and until the appeal is resolved.

Presumably, the appellant is Apple. But if Apple is appealing, why did it initially agree to the settlement?