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Reuters reports how Apple Computer is exploring new ways to market and sell higher-margin videos bundles through its iTunes Music Store and have recently started to experiment with DVD-length music video downloads.

Cnet Reviews offers a comparison of the 30-inch monitors:

The Dell LCD owns the edge in price, costing $2,199 to the Apple’s $2,500. To crown the true champion, we took a closer look at each LCD’s features, devised a series of performance tests, and let the combatants go toe-to-toe.

Briton’s Timesonline reports that Apple Core (McCartney and Ringo) is about to begin their trail against Apple Computer over the iPod and iTunes Music Store. as being a violation of the their previous settlement not to enter the music industry.

The problem could be what that previous settlement says, though, I would swear that I do not think of Apple Core when I play “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” on my iPod, not even.

Microsoft Employees are not happy with the double delay of Windows and Office being pushed back into 2007. EETimes is reporting that some Microsoft employees are calling for the termination of several top managers Including Brian Valentine, Jim Allchin, and Steve Ballmer for the delay

The report references a blog by Who da’Punk, an anonymous Microsoft employee who asks, where’s the accountability for failure? So far the blog entry has generated over 350 comments from Microsoft insiders and outsiders.

XP has a major memory leak talked about in this M$$$ support page

Stereophile contributing editor Michael Fremer, writing for NorthJersey.com, states that the iPod Hi-Fi might not replace audiophiles’ stereos, but it’s still a winner. More …

Also, see Stereophile’s “iPod: Threat or Menace“, that discusses some of why the iPod is successful and how the iPod Hi-Fi fills a near void.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:

Silicon Valley’s historic orchards have virtually disappeared, but one notable fruit still stands: Apple.

While still a Power PC application itself, v4.0.4 of MacTracker adds the Intel-based Macs to its database of everything Apple has ever made including items such as processor speed, memory, upgrade, and expansion options. Also included is information on Apple monitors, printers, scanners, digital cameras, Newtons and versions of the Mac OS.

Version 4.0.4 also adds an updated release for the iPod that adds the startup and death chimes. Also included is information on the type of firmware each Mac model has along with the power provided by its FireWire ports.

Mac OS X 10.0 was released five years ago today, on March 24th, 2001. MacDailyNews has the Apple press release.

An Australian AppleTalk article talks about why Repairing Permissions is Useless:

Despite what Apple’s Knowledge Base Article says, Repair Permissions does not repair permissions on any third party software (or any Apple software outside of the Base System). I just checked this by changing the permissions on FontAgent Pro and then repairing permissions. The permissions were not set to their correct values.

What Apple’s Knowledge Base Article says

Note the limitations in Apple’s instructions. For example, I would venture that installing Office causes it’s permissions not to be repaired (Drag the folder to your Applications folder) Most software I install do not use the Apple preferred package file install, which places a bon file in the Receipts folder .This is important, as Disk Utility only checks the Receipts folder for bon files to repair. Not the Office 2004 folder, which did not use the Package file install procedure. This becomes, according to the article, Apple’s fault.

Reuters is reporting that Apple has said a proposed French law that would force the company to make sure that songs bought on its iTunes music store can work on any portable player would result in “state-sponsored piracy.”