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Submission + - Apple, Inc. buys Apple, Corp?

Submitted by X4NR-EH on Thursday January 11, 2007 @08:20PM

X4NR-EH writes: When Steve Jobs announced, during his keynote address at MWSF 2007 Tuesday, that Apple Computer, Inc. would be changing its name to Apple, Inc., one would expect to hear an announcement of another law suit by Apple, Corp. Not only is there no word of complaint from Apple, Corp., but a brief visit to the respective web sites of Apple, Inc. (http://www.apple.com) and Apple, Corp. (http://www.applecorps.com) reveals something startling. The look and feel of Applecorps.com is very, very similar to that of Apple.com. Of particular interest is the font used for the word "Apple" beneath Apple Corp's apple logo. It is identical to the font used by Apple, Inc. beneath the image of the new iPhone. Is it possible that we will be hearing an announcement of something bigger than the Beatles' catalog being available on iTunes? Is Apple, Inc. in the process of purchasing Apple, Corp?

Submission + - iPhone not running OS X

Submitted by

rochlin

on Thursday January 11, 2007 @06:47PM

rochlin writes: "The iPhone looks to be running on a Samsung provided ARM core processor. That means it's not running on an Intel (or PPC) core. That means it's not running OS X in any meaningful sense (Apple can brand toilet paper as running OS X if they like). Darwin, the BSD based operating system that underlies what Apple has previously called OS X does not run on ARM processors. The Darwin/Apple Public Source licensing agreement says the source would have to be made available if it is modified and sold (paraphrased. read it yourself). A Cingular rep has said the iPhone version of the OS source will not be made available. It will be closed, like the iPod OS and not Darwin. So if it ain't Darwin, it ain't OS X (in any meaningful way).An InfoWorld article on an FBR Research report breaks down iPhone component providers and lists Samsung as the chip maker for the main application/video cpu. So, that leaves the question... What OS is this phone really running? (not Linux or the source would need to be open)"

Submission + - Blogger in fair use fight with ABC

Submitted by joeflies on Thursday January 11, 2007 @06:09PM

joeflies writes: The dispute arises out of whether the blogger can use clips of show recordings in grassroots activism against the station, and where to draw the line on digital free speech for both parties. The story has been picked up by the San Francisco Chronicle

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