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According to CEO Steve Ballmer, Microsoft is looking to the server market for the company’s future revenue growth, reports ZDNet UK. Current server software sales total $3 billion or 12 percent of total revenue. Ballmer thinks this could easily reach 20 percent.

Enzo Biagini, Apple Manager in Southern Europe, spoke with journalists yesterday about the new iBook, Apple’s recent profit announcements and Digital Cultures 2001, a multimedia event taking place in Bellaria, Italy May 10-12. (Italian)

MacWelt, a German-based Mac site, has posted an in-depth look at Apple’s new iBook. Judging from the extensive photo gallery, they practically took the new portable apart piece-by-piece to see what was inside. (German)

MP3.com, the popular online music site, which has had its own fair share of legal troubles recently, announced today that they would be selling Internet-only music to their visitors. They are calling these files “netCDs,” which will reside on MP3.com’s Web site.

Mygate, a Macintosh reseller in the UK, informed us they are offering PowerMac G4/733 SuperDrive models for £2499 with an extra 256MB RAM pre-installed free of charge. In addition, the company is including 128MB RAM pre-installed free with Titanium 400 or 500MHz PowerBooks for £1899 GBP + VAT and £2499 + VAT respectively. Finally, Apple’s new iBook (the entry-level model) is £935 + VAT with an extra 64MB RAM installed.