Year: 2002

C|net‘s latest Perspectives column tackles Apple’s position in the PC industry, praising the company’s products but suggesting that if Apple continues to focus its efforts on consumers and its digital hub concept — and not the corporate market — that its market share may never significantly increase. The column concludes, “It may be impossible for the leopard to shed its spots, but Apple could make more headway into the corporate world–even at this late date–if it had a mind to solve the problem.

PCWeenies.com today launched its 10th annual Cartoon Caption Contest, which asks readers to come up with the best caption for one of their cartoons. The winner will receive a RoadTools Podium CoolPad, StuffIt for Windows (Mac version may be available), and a T-shirt, while the runner-up will receive a CoolPad and T-shirt. Winners will be announced February 23.

In other earnings news, CE Software, creators of QuicKeys and QuickMail, this morning posted a first-quarter loss of US$162,000 as revenues fell 30-percent from the year-ago quarter to $348,000. The company remains optimistic that its core products will be able to sustain operations, and announced that the refinancing agreement on its building was completed on January 31, providing the company with working capital.

NVIDIA yesterday announced that profits in its fourth-quarter surged to US$73 million, more than twice what it posted in the year-ago quarter. Revenues also more than doubled to $499.9 million, largely attributed to Microsoft’s NVIDIA-powered Xbox video game console. The company also informed investors that its accounting practices are currently being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.