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Apple worth almost as much as Microsoft, Google combined

Apple worth almost as much as Microsoft, Google combined

Posted by | Sep 20, 2011 | |

Apple’s stock continued to rise Monday closing at an all-time high of US$411.63. The company is now worth almost as much as Microsoft and Google combined.

“Questions about [Steve] Job’s continued role at Apple clearly were creating a drag on the stock the last six to nine months,” one long-time Apple investor told “Business Insider” (http://macte.ch/DLHN2). “While in the past, Apple did not handle questions regarding Steve’s health very well, this time they did and a question that had been keeping many from investing in the stock has been cleared away.”

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Rumors: Apple vs. Google, Sprint iPhone, more

Rumors: Apple vs. Google, Sprint iPhone, more

Posted by | Sep 9, 2011 | |

Here are the latest rumors circulating in the Apple blogosphere:

“Is Apple preparing a legal assault on Google over Android? Apple says Google’s Andy Rubin got the idea for Android while employed by Apple — surely, another shoe is about to drop.” — “Infoworld” (http://macte.ch/uSNpv)

“Sprint Nextel Corp. will offer Apple’s iPhone next month with unlimited data service plans to distinguish itself from rivals AT&% and Verizon Wireless, according to people familiar with the matter.” — “Bloomberg” (http://macte.ch/waiZR)

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Greg’s Bite; Google, do no evil?

Greg’s Bite; Google, do no evil?

Posted by | Aug 29, 2011 | , |

By Greg Mills

Google has famously chosen the mantra, “Google will do no evil.” Recently, in a number of situations that mantra has been tested where, if not evil, questionable things have been done by Google. While certainly, the executive staff at Google has been generous in giving money to worthwhile charities, the ethics of some Google business practices have recently been the subject of lawsuits.

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‘YML’ looks at tbe ‘Google threat’ to Apple, more

Posted by | Aug 18, 2011 | |

The new “Your Mac Life” episode looks at the “Google threat” to Apple, the lack of an Apple retail store in Brooklyn and more.

You can listen in this and every Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 8 pm (Pacific). Live video is on Your Mac Life! You can watch the show live at http://yml.macosg.com/ — or you can listen in to the plain old audio feed at http://www.yourmaclifeshow.com/QT/stream.mov .

You can join one of the two Chat Rooms that run during the live show — on the live video site or on the dedicated IRC Server at irc.chat-solutions.org in the #yourmaclife Channel.

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