Type of Article: MacMinute Web Site

Macuarium has posted an interesting article discussing the divergences of Apple product prices around the world. What may seem like an excellent price in the United States ends up being more expensive in other countries. The focus in this article is Apple’s new iBook.

Addressing the people that made fun of the original iBook, Bob LeVitus writing for The Houston Chronicle said, “the new iBook will shut them up. It looks more like a Titanium PowerBook G4 than any iBook you’ve ever seen. I think it addresses just about every complaint ever made about the iBook.”

Apple posted an update to Open Transport, the company’s networking software. The file updates version 2.6 and is for use only on computers using Mac OS 9.0, and Power Macintosh G4, iBook, and iMac (Slot-loading) computers running Mac OS 8.6, notes VersionTracker. The update resolves a minor issue that prevented some applications from behaving as expected.

VersionTracker notes the release of Norton Antivirus 7.0.2b for Mac OS X. Using this new version users can scan for and repair viruses. This version also includes the latest virus definitions as of May 1, 2001. Users will need a PowerPC, 10 MB of hard disk space and Mac OS X to use this beta.

Thomas Lepri said in TheStreet.com that Apple’s stock may be more volatile many would like to think. Lepri blames Apple’s postioning in the consumer market for putting it “squarely in the middle of the worst part of the generally bad market for personal computers. And this time, revamping the business won’t be as simple as introducing a new color scheme.”