Apple and Pixar CEO Steve Jobs placed third in Entertainment Weekly’s power list in its “suits” category. CBS chief Les Moonves topped the list, while Disney executive Richard Cook and Buena Vista Pictures president Nina Jacobson tied for second. Jerry Bruckheimer came in first in the magazine’s “creatives” list, followed by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks.
Read MoreGene Munster, a senior research analyst with investment bank US Bancorp Piper Jaffray, told the Boston Globe this week that he expects Napster to lead the online music market with a 30 percent share and iTunes, with a combination of Mac and Windows users, to be in second, with 20 percent. Apple said it held 70 percent of the market before launching iTunes for Windows last week.
Read MoreMacMinute’s Executive Briefing for October 18, 2003 — a recap of all the news we have posted over the past week — is now available. If you think you may have missed something, here is your chance to catch up.
Read MoreAn Apple UK news article notes that “Apple has picked up yet another award for innovation, this time as part of Computing Magazine’s 2003 Awards for Excellence, set up to celebrate the publication’s 30th anniversary. In naming Apple ‘Most Innovative IT Company,’ the judges noted that Apple has ‘captured the hearts and minds of creative computer users with its sleek and easy to use PCs.'”
Read MoreNumerous Windows users have now had time to try out Apple’s iTunes — and reactions are ranging from unabashed praise to complaints of crashes on Windows 2000, reports CNET News.com. Apple declined to say how many people have downloaded the software, but an executive said that it has been very popular since its release yesterday. “The downloads have been going full tilt constantly,” said Peter Lowe, Apple’s director of marketing for applications and services.
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