Apple Grants 60 Day Extension to Mobile Me
Just received an email from Apple and if you had a Mobile Me account by August 19, you will receive a 60-day extension.
We are working very hard to make MobileMe a great service we can all be proud of. We know that MobileMe’s launch has not been our finest hour, and we truly appreciate your patience as we turn this around.
I think this is a good development. Mobile Me has not had a really good launch and there have been a lot of problems. I think this extension is a good gesture to those of us who subscribe to Mobile Me.
I just wish my work didn’t block access to it so I could get my email during the day. I guess I will have to get an iPhone.
New York Times Explores the Secrecy of Apple and the Health of Steve Jobs
Talking Business - Apple’s Culture of Secrecy - NYTimes.com
This is a deceiving headline from the New York Times. The story is more on the health of Steve Jobs and when should a company disclose information about the health of their CEO.
It is quite a dilema. When should a company disclose that there CEO is sick?
A public company has the duty to disclose things that could provide information to its shareholers so they can make the right decision about their investment.
The article quotes a spokesman for the Securities and Exchange Commission who said that the law defined materiality as information that “the reasonable investor needs to know in order to make an informed decision about his investment.”
The issue of Jobs health came up in Apple’s Third Quarter Conference Call and an analyst asked the question. But Apple just kinda blew it off saying it was a private matter.
Other companies have dealt with the issue, each in different ways. Intel’s CEO was stricken with cancer. He informed the board and management, but not the shareholders. A McDonald’s CEO found out he had cancer and it was announced pretty quick.
Luckily for Intel’s CEO he survived, but the McDonald’s CEO resigned shortly thereafter and passed quickly after that.
To me, if Steve Jobs was sick and it would effect how he would do his job, then it would need to be disclosed. But Apple blowing it off and saying nothing but that it is a private matter does no exude confidence in the shareholders of Apple.
The secrecy veil that Apple has cast over its company creates more problems than they should be having, but it adds to the mystique and allure of Apple. It is the culture of Apple that everyone loves.
I just wish they and other companies would be more open about the health of their CEO’s so investors and shareholders would have more information to make the right investment decisions.
Someone just told me that you need to research and like the direction of the product, management, and marketing of a company. If you don’t, then don’t invest in it.
Right now, there are questions about management, especially Steve Jobs. Without Jobs, is there an Apple? I would be interested in your thoughts.
Apple TV Updates
Has anyone heard when the Apple TV updates are going to be available?
It was supposed to be two weeks after the Steve Jobs keynote at Macworld, but nothing has come across yet.
Just checking.
Apple to unveil rentals from even more studios at Macworld?
Apple to unveil rentals from even more studios at Macworld? - Engadget
The Apple rumors are starting to fly as MacWorld gets closer and the New York Times is getting involved also.
Everyone had been hearing that Apple was going to announce a movie rental business with Fox, but the New York Times is reporting that they will have movie deals with other studios.
I have an Apple TV and love it. If they add movie rentals to it, then it will only enhance what I have. I may have to consider canceling my Netflix description. Who knows.
It will be interesting to see what happens at MacWorld.
Apple Having Post-Thanksgiving Sale?
It looks like Apple is having another post-Thanksgiving sale in their retail stores and online.
I am interested in seeing what mark down items they have.
According their website, the sale runs from Midnight PST to 11:59 PM PST on November 23, 2007.
Good Hunting?
Chris Pirillo: Apple Trusts Us, Microsoft Doesn’t
Chris Pirillo has a really good point about the new Leopard release. Apple trusts you. They don’t require activation. If you buy the one disc version, it trusts you to install it on one computer. If you buy the family pack, you can install it on up to five computers.
The problem is that Microsoft doesn’t trust you. It has a complicated authentication process and digital rights that returns a large number of errors that disables Windows for users who have a legal copy.
Check this out.
Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes
It’s official: Leopard to go on sale October 26
It’s official: Leopard to go on sale October 26 | Tech news blog - CNET News.com
Apple has now made it official. Leopard will launch on October 26 at 6 PM. If you want to keep track, Apple has put a countdown timer on their website.
The news also gets better for those of you who bought an Apple computer after October 1. You can get a copy of Leopard for free. The only problem is that they are charging you $9.95 for shipping.
There are a lot of good features in this and will help Apple continue to gain on Windows.
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