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Apple's iMac turns 10
Steve Jobs rejoined Apple as its "interim" CEO in 1997. One of his first moves in May, 1998: Announcing the iMac — a candy-colored computer in "Bondi blue." The "I," flacks told reporters at the time, stood for "Internet, Individual, Instruct, Inform and Inspire." Unless you're Jobs himself, of course. Then the "I" — which has since been attached to the iBook, iPod and iPhone — stands for "I'm much richer than I was 10 years ago."
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Pixar's Wall-E photographed in the wild by departed Revision3 host
Nearly a year to the day after signing up to co-host of Revision3 geek how-to show Systm, David Randolph has left the show to pursue a gig with an unnamed new client — that a tipster is guessing to be Pixar, based on a blurry phonecam picture of the studio's latest creation, Wall-E. It makes sense on two levels: One, Pixar is incredibly secretive. And two, having been behind the gates once myself, the place is littered with models of movie characters past and present. Hope this little peak behind the scenes doesn't get Randolph fired by an enraged Steve Jobs.
larry ellison
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the greediest of them all?
By adding up salary, bonuses and vested or sold equity, Forbes came up with a list of the top 12 richest tech CEOs. And taking over the No. 1 slot from Steve Jobs, who slipped to 11th, is Oracle CEO Larry Ellison — who also topped the list of all American CEOs with $192.9 million in compensation in just one year. Still, not enough to bump him up to 13th place on the world billionaire chart. But surely enough to help a whole lot of cash-strapped school districts. (Photo by AP/Paul Sakuma)
cubicle culture
Apple thinks corporate -- or rather, corporations think Apple
Out of 250 surveyed companies, 87 percent report owning Apple computers. That's up from 48 percent In 2006. In BusinessWeek's story on Apple's creep into corporate cubicles, Dimension Data CIO Mark Slaga explains how Apple is gaining ground without really trying: "Steve Jobs doesn't need a sales force because he already has one: employees like the ones in my company." (Though, as it happens, Apple is looking for office space in Manhattan's Midtown, which could conceivably house salespeople.) More »
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Google discloses ex-Pixar CFO's legal trouble -- but Disney doesn't
The stock-options backdating scandal, which bored Silicon Valley the day the SEC first announced its investigations, continues. The latest to disclose a brush with the law: Google. Google has not been accused of misleading investors by moving up the grant date of stock options, making them more profitable for the executives who received them. But Google board member Ann Mather, the former CFO of animation studio Pixar, has, and the SEC is now initiating legal proceedings against her. More »
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Intel lets Jobs play with its chips early, makes the other PC kids watch
Apple updated its iMacs today with a new processor from Intel that's not supposed to be available for another 45 days yet. It's not the first time Intel gave Steve Jobs first dibs. A year ago, new iMacs came out with an Intel 3.0-GHz quad-core processor that HP and Dell had to wait on.
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European iPhone retailers slashing prices
In advance of a rumored new, faster and possibly very different iPhone in June, European retail partners have begun slashing prices on the fetish object in order to encourage sales while potential buyers wait for the latest model, reports the Times of London. T-Mobile has cut prices a drastic 75 percent, to only €99 ($155), which is cheaper than you can get it on this side of the pond. Many of the retailers still expect to take losses on marked-down and unsold inventory, and blame themselves for ordering too much inventory amidst the hype generated by Steve Jobs's reality distortion field. The Times article also serves up on speculation on what the new iPhones might look like. More »
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Unlike Zuckerberg, CollegeHumor parodies Steve Jobs on purpose
Mark Zuckerberg wants to be the Steve Jobs of his generation. But his fumbling speeches have only shown how far he has to go. A tip, Zuck: Study CollegeHumor's parody. From the gesticulations to the light lip-smacking, the comedy website's mock Jobs keynote nails the Apple CEO. Look for CollegeHumor cofounder Ricky Van Veen's cameo as John Mayer at the end of the clip. More »
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Ticketmaster creates fake Facebook profiles to boost fake popularity
Ticketmaster, the event-ticket retailer whose monopolies on venues and exorbitant fees are legendarily evil, has somehow garnered nearly 157,000 fans on Facebook. And by "somehow" I mean "created thousands upon thousands of fake accounts." At least that's according to the East Village Idiot, who did some digging and turned up some obvious fakesters, like the hilariously misspelled "Stebe Jobs." Look for Stebe to accumulate thousands of fans of his own as desperate Apple fanboys friend the account to show their undying faith in the real Jobs's techno-cult.
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At Google, failed entrepreneur Larry Brilliant to save the world with entrepreneurialism
Rolling Stone's profile of Google.org director Larry Brilliant presents a man with an unimpeachable reputation in public health and a decidedly impeachable one in private business. Since Google.org is run more like a venture fund than a traditional philanthropic foundation, the company's supposedly humanitarian work is expected to serve pecuniary self-interest. The RE<C project to replace coal with renewable energy sources could certainly prove quite profitable. But Brilliant's expertise is in epidemiology, and as anyone in big pharma can tell you, there's very little money to be made in curing diseases, especially in the developing world. The piece does have an interesting sidenote — Steve Jobs ran into Brilliant on his way to meet guru Neem Karoli Baba. Which explains where Jobs learned what it takes to lead a cult. (Photo by Pierre Omidyar)
real estate
In Cupertino did Steve Jobs a stately pleasure-dome decree
A miracle: Cupertino bureaucrats have managed to go two years without being verbally abused by perfectionist cult leader Steve Jobs over any and all modifications to his vision for a second Apple campus in the Valley suburb. In his surprise appearance before the local city council back then, Jobs threatened to locate the new offices in another sleepy South Bay burg. But no paperwork has been filed for planning or construction, according to Fortune. Maybe Jobs is still busy verbally abusing the architects.
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iPhones sold out in France and England too
There are no iPhones available at stores in France or the U.K., in addition to the coast-to-coast shortage reported in the U.S. What's the problem? No one is sure, but it could be anything from component supply problems to a new product introduction. The latter seems more likely; Apple usually has a well-run supply chain. Even so, we don't see Steve Jobs launching an iPhone upgrade without a big event. An unscheduled one, possibly at the big CTIA Wireless convention currently running in Vegas? Not his style — Jobs likes to hog the stage.
politics
Zuckerberg, Decker and Brin walk into a Jerusalem bar...
Israeli president Shimon Peres has invited a number of luminaries to celebrate the country's 60th year of independence, including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Yahoo president Sue Decker and Google cofounder Sergey Brin. They'll be discussing technology as part of the Facing Tomorrow conference in May. Zuckerberg's Facebook has been drawn into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict already, and is also banned in nearby Syria, so at least he has some relevant geopolitical experience. More »
digital music
Why is Apple suddenly in talks with record labels about bundling an unlimited music plan with new iPods, after resisting such a move for years? Steve Jobs has scoffed at music subscriptions in the past, saying customers want to "own their music." Never take Steve at his word: For years, he shot down the idea of iPods with video or an Apple-branded cell phone — until he made them happen. The same is about to happen for music subscriptions, I suspect — but not because Jobs has suddenly changed his mind about consumers' tastes.
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Why Steve Jobs wants to sell you a music subscription
Why is Apple suddenly in talks with record labels about bundling an unlimited music plan with new iPods, after resisting such a move for years? Steve Jobs has scoffed at music subscriptions in the past, saying customers want to "own their music." Never take Steve at his word: For years, he shot down the idea of iPods with video or an Apple-branded cell phone — until he made them happen. The same is about to happen for music subscriptions, I suspect — but not because Jobs has suddenly changed his mind about consumers' tastes.
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1:40 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Jordan Golson
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Paying taxes is for the little people who earn wages
Disgraced stock analyst Henry Blodget has found a new reason to fawn over the Valley's billionaires: Jerry Yang, Steve Jobs, and Larry and Sergey pay themselves $1 salaries. Hank, haven't you heard that there's a crisis in Social Security? The $1 salary is the perfect combination of tax dodge and publicity stunt. Jerry, Steve, and the Google boys pay 6 cents of their buck towards Social Security, and a penny for Medicare. Those taxes aren't charged on investment income — the kind generated when a founder sells his shares. "It would be nice if we started to see the same gesture from chief executives in the rest of corporate America," writes Blodget. Sure, if you want to make sure the rest of us get nothing when we retire.
hires
Palm poaches another Apple executive
Jon Rubinstein, the chairman of Palm, is once again striking former boss Steve Jobs where it hurts — Apple's talent. The latest hire: Lynn Fox, the head of Mac PR, joined Palm earlier this month. For a PR person, she's made the move surprisingly quietly; her name has yet to appear on any press releases. As with Mike Bell, the Apple veteran who now heads Palm's product development, Rubinstein is likely trying to keep things quiet. Relations between Palm and Apple, whose iPhone is walloping Palm's Treo, are tense enough as it is.
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