In his latest “Byte of the Mac” column for BusinessWeek, Alex Salkever draws historical comparisons between Apple’s Fair digital rights management technology and Microsoft’s more open policy with music downloads, and the original Mac/PC battle. “Sound familiar? Many computer-industry analysts believe Apple made a fatal error when it decided not to license its proprietary Macintosh operating system to other computer makers,” notes Salkever.
Read MoreSonnet Technologies today announced the Tempo Bridge, the latest addition to the Sonnet Tempo line of products. “The Tempo Bridge makes it easy to install a 3.5-inch parallel ATA hard drive inside a Power Mac G5 the first Apple computer featuring the Serial ATA (SATA) drive interface. Serial ATA, the emerging high-performance drive interface technology, offers greater performance than parallel ATA and uses smaller cables and connectors for better cooling. However, SATA is incompatible with ordinary parallel ATA drives.
Read MoreDuring Apple’s fourth quarter conference call today, Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer confirmed that the company will open six “Mini Stores” this Saturday. Oppenheimer said the smaller stores will have a completely new layout and design, and will allow Apple to get its products in front of more people in “interesting locations.” No specific locations were provided. Oppenheimer also noted that this will be Apple’s fourth store format and that the company still plans to have 100 retail stores open by the end of the calendar year.
Read MoreApple has just concluded a conference call with financial analysts and press regarding the company’s third quarter financial results. MacMinute was present and here are a few of the highlights from the briefing:
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