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Well, word on the street (okay, on the Web) is that Apple is planning to go into the Web-based mail order business and sell systems directly to consumers. (By now you’ll probably have official confirmation one way or another, but, for me, a deadline is a deadline.) While many speculate that the model forged by…

SEPTEMBER 9th, 1997 AppleCORE MIKE LAMBERT ([email protected]) Where Are They Now? This is the first installment in an ongoing, in-depth series that will focus on former and current OpenDoc developers and software companies. When Apple Computer placed OpenDoc (and by extension, the company’s own OpenDoc crown jewel, Cyberdog) into maintenance mode on March 14 of…

Jobs Announces New Board, Microsoft Partnership by: Todd Stauffer ([email protected]) Announcing sweeping new changes to Apple Computer, Inc.’s board of directors and a new partnership with Microsoft Corp., Steve Jobs, CEO of Pixar, also unveiled Apple’s new slogan at his keynote address in Boston: "Think Different." "What I see is the makings of a very…

AppleCORE Archive NOVEMBER 4th, 1997 AppleCORE MIKE LAMBERT ([email protected]) An Online State of Mind Microsoft’s latest advertising slogan — "Where do you want to go today?" — is as much a promo for the Internet and all its charms (albeit, Microsoft’s interpretation of it), as it is a showcase for Microsoft’s own products. The Microsoft…

Happy Endings Archive OCTOBER 3rd, 1997 Happy Endings Todd Stauffer ([email protected]) Apple: Thanks for the Quality I’ve spent the last week with my hands in the innards of my computer while CD-ROMs spin out upgrades and experiments. After installing a new SCSI drive in my PowerCenter Pro, (finally) moving from a late beta of OS…