Year: 2002

During the Power of X presentation at Macworld Expo, Apple’s Phil Schiller and Avie Tevanian spotlighted a few applications they billed as “hidden gems” — lesser known titles that perform an especially unique or impressive function. We’ve applied the same thinking to the Macworld Expo show floor, and now present to you four such gems… continued…

Apple Europe today said that sales during the month of December were “equivalent to or better than” holiday sales last year, according to Bloomberg News. “Sales were good, but no more,” said Apple Europe Vice President Pascal Cagni.

U.S. Federal Court Judge J. Frederick Motz has rejected Microsoft’s proposed settlement of more than 100 class-action antitrust suits that called for placing some US$1 billion of computers and Microsoft software in America’s poorest schools, according to Reuters. Motz cited inadequate funding and the potential for giving Microsoft an edge over its competitors as the main factors in his decision.

A check of eight Apple independent dealers in the east and central U.S. by MacMinute reveals that advanced orders for the high-end, US$1,799 iMac are exceeding expectations. Dealers in Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Kansas City, Nashville, and Washington, DC, all report having already taken between 20 and 60 orders for the new flat-panel iMac, which is slated begin shipping by the end of the month.