Yesterday, Apple and its wireless network partners lost their bid to stop the FCC from allowing an inferior wireless standard from becoming effective competition in the home networking market. In May, "Intel, Motorola, Proxim and other technology firms that support a wireless standard called HomeRF [asked] the FCC to allow them to quadruple the speed…
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High Volume Break Out Rally Boosts AAPL
Money that has been sidelined for months is just now beginning to return to market and as before the technology stocks are leading the way higher. Mark Jakob, a former employee of Internet Wire was arrested today for the Emulex (EMLX) hoax that last week crashed the stock intraday until the fraud was revealed. AP…
Window ME Bundles Digital Media Software Whether You Like It or Not
As Microsoftis prepares to release the last version of Windows called Windows Me, for Millennium Edition, the word is out that the new incremental update contains Microsoftis Windows Media Player 7 and Movie Maker, which install automatically, and — get this — can not be removed. Itis a feature! Itis also the equivalent of flipping…
The Dow Shrinks but the Nasdaq and Apple Continue Higher
Apple continued to rally 5/16 to close at 59 1/2 on high volume of 5 million shares for the eighth day in a row. Yesterday, an ON24 audio report said Salomon Smith Barney analyst Richard Gardner, after meeting with Appleis management, reiterated his buy rating on Apple, with a price target of $70 per share.…
OS X and Salomon Smith Barney's Positive Comments Power AAPL
An ON24 audio report said Salomon Smith Barney analyst Richard Gardner, after meeting with Appleis management, reiterated his buy rating on Apple, saying the company is one of his two top picks in the PC industry, the other is Gateway. Gardner said that Appleis growth is 3 times the industry average, second only to Dellis.…
The Mac Observer: The Apple Trader - All Aboard The AAPL Express!
All Aboard The AAPL Express! August 28th, 2000 Wall Street woke up last week to discover AAPL is a value play, something Apple investors have known since 1997. A clever analyst recently noticed that Apple’s P/E ratio is about half the industry average while Apple’s revenue growth, even at low-ball estimates, is equal that of…
Things Heating Up For MacOS Radio
MACOS RADIO TO GIVE AWAY CAMERAS: When Sam Levin, CEO of ixla, appears on the MacOS Radio Network (www.macosradio.net/broadcast.html) at 7pm EDST on August 28th, he wonit come empty handed. Sam comes to the show bearing gifts! He will be *GIVING AWAY* two ixla digital cameras during the live show. Donit miss it. SCOTT KELBY…
Microsoft Can't Get A Break; How About A Bottle Of Windows 99?
In a short story about the value of names and the nature of domain names, Upside Today had a blurb that we thought you may be interested in. It seems that beleaguered Microsoft has run into yet another problem, this time in Russia, where a Vodka manufacturer has introduced a new product it calls "Windows…
Canon Introduces Cross Platform Consumer Video Editing Program
Canon has announced its first foray into the nascent Desktop Video market with a cross-platform offering called Canon Video Home Edition. The product is not aimed at the same market as iMovie or iMovie 2 in that in can not perform video capture through FireWire. A Canon spokesperson described the product to The Mac Observer…
Here Comes the Fed! Apple's Stock Climbs Slightly
The stock markets are really dull this time of year and will remain so until September when everyone returns from vacation. Tomorrow when the Fed announces its interest rate decision at 2:15 EDT there could be some unusual volatility due to the low summer volume combined with large hedge fund trades on the news. Appleis…
But I Digress... - The Platform Wars Are A Waste Of Time
The Platform Wars Are A Waste Of Time August 18th, 2000 Each of us has, I imagine, a nemesis. A person that, for good reason (or so we think) draws our venom when we speak, and our disdain when we act. Lord knows that I’ve had more than one in my life. And frankly, I’m…
Nasdaq Sinks But Apple Eeks Higher
Steve Jobs will appear on CNBC this afternoon at 5:45 EST to talk about Pixaris (PIXR) earnings, announced this afternoon at $0.16 per share, better than analystsi forecast of $0.14 per share for the second quarter. Revenues increased to $18.3 million from $13.5 million a year ago. Apple gained 1/4 to 47 3/4 on volume…
Can't We All Just Get Along?
Over the past few years, the Macintosh community of users has been largely responsible for the growth of Macintosh web sites. They have either been fervent readers, or equally fervent contributors to the web sites or message boards that comprise the Macintosh web. Currently, we are troubled by tendencies that have appeared on the Macintosh…
Where are the game programmers?
When a game comes out for the PC, it gets exposure. This drives sales of PCs and related hardware like graphics cards. This kind of exposure helps to sway computer buyers. Remember all those years ago how many people bought Macs just so they could play Sim City 1.0? Today we more often than not…
The Mac Observer: On The Flip Side - Is This Apple Or... NeXT?
Is This Apple Or… NeXT? August 1st, 2000 Sometimes, life is amazing. You see the world reinventing itself and it seems that the past, which we thought dead, comes alive stronger and better than ever to tell us that the ideas we had were probably the right ones. This is exactly what happens in many…
Multiprocessing Makes Sense
This is interesting, because at these feature and price points, it makes sense for many customers to buy the dual-processor machines. The last time Apple offered a dual-processor machine (the Power Mac 9600/200MP in 1997), there were other high-end, single-processor alternatives available at much lower prices with similar features. Furthermore, the fastest Mac at that…
Apparently It Is Easy Bein' Green
During MACWORLDis keynote address, Steve Jobs previewed a series of commercials for the newly released iMacs. The clear audience favorite was the ad for the new Sage colored machine, which was displayed with Kermit the Frog singing “It Ainit Easy Being Green” in the background. Despite the early popularity of the machine, Apple pulled the…
Rebound Monday, Apple Trends Higher
The Stock Marketis Catch-22: Many market observers see the stock market in a no win situation. If Alan Greenspan gets his way and the Federal Reserveis interest rate hikes cool the economy it will mean lower earnings for many companies. This could hit high flying tech stocks hardest, since we all know what happens if…
Shed No Tears for Napster!
Did you know that Napster has a company song? It goes: "Iim fighting for freedom. Trade laws? We donit need iem! Especially when living in the Information Age." While having a company fight song is an embarrassment in itself, whatis really horrible is that the folks at Napster donit believe a word of it. Like…
Adobe Teams With Apple For Web Conference
Design and creative professionals from around the world will gather in Boston this September for the “Creating for the Web” conference to be held September 28-30 at the Hynes convention center in downtown Boston. The conference will educate all levels of graphic designers and web site developers on the latest tools and techniques for creating…
Tale Of Two Markets, Apple Climbs Against The Grain
Nokia (NOK), the worldis largest mobile-telephone maker, led the tech stocks lower after beating earnings estimates with a 62% surge in pretax profits, but then predicted earnings would slow going forward. A skittish Wall Street punished the stock cutting it back by 14 9/16 to 41 1/4. In Finland where Nokia is the largest stock…
Hardware Preview - The New 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 PCI Card
Introduction After years of hoping and months of actual waiting, 3dfx is about to release their first native Macintosh graphics board, the Voodoo5 5500 PCI. While Mac users have been able to use the Voodoo3 for years, with unsupported “beta” drivers, next week will mark the launch the first true powerhouse graphics board for the…
BusinessWeek Online Touts Apple's Success
With the industry and popular press ranting and raving over the announcments at last week’s MACWORLD Expo, readers are left with conflicting perspectives as to the actual state of the company. BusinessWeek got a first hand look at how Apple does things, and came away with the idea that Apple is indeed heading in the…
Still Waiting For the Summer Tech Rally?
The Wall Street Journal chimed in, "Investors are worried about continued growth in corporate profits if the U.S. economy cools down. Bonds edged higher and the dollar was mixed." Even in the latest quarterly results period where earnings are generally better than expected on the surface, with closer inspection many of the results announced have…