Apple makes copycat jibe at Microsoft

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"Shrek" castration jibe doesn't cut it
(Reuters)

"Shrek" castration jibe doesn't cut it
(Reuters) 07/12/2004 07:40 AM
Reuters - An Israeli singer famed for his falsetto has won a court case against the Hebrew version of "Shrek 2" for implying he had been castrated.

Toronto mayor sorry for cop jibe
(Reuters)

Toronto mayor sorry for cop jibe
(Reuters) 04/30/2004 02:56 PM
Reuters - Toronto's mayor has apologised for offhand remarks committing his entire police force to jail, comments that enraged his embattled police chief who is fighting several corruption probes against his corps.

Radio Station Rapped for Muslim Terror
Jibe (Reuters)

Radio Station Rapped for Muslim Terror
Jibe (Reuters) 01/27/2004 12:37 PM
Reuters - A Canadian radio station was reprimanded on Tuesday for saying Muslims only traveled to the holy city of Mecca because they wanted to fund suicide attacks such as the one that hit New York on Sept. 11, 2001.

Israeli Court Tells 'Shrek' to Cut
Castration Jibe (Reuters)

Israeli Court Tells 'Shrek' to Cut
Castration Jibe (Reuters) 07/12/2004 07:40 AM
Reuters - An Israeli singer famed for his falsetto won a court case against the Hebrew version of "Shrek 2" on Monday for implying he had been castrated.

Apple Makes Just $.04 Per Track

Apple Makes Just $.04 Per Track 09/24/2004 05:32 PM
UK newspaper, The Independent has uncovered data suggesting that Apple make as little as $0.04 per track sold. Apple operates iTunes in the US and Europe, which is the largest legal music download provider. The investigation concludes that because record companies are taking such a large percentage from online sales, many companies will go out of business within years due to lack of profits.

Copyright holders, most often the recording industries, take as much as 60% of the $.99 that Apple charge for each song on iTunes. Music Publishers take the rest, amount to about $.08 per song. The report highlights the fact that even though online publishing has virtually killed costs, record companies have almost doubled their take from each song sold.

Record companies need to wake up to the fact that high prices are going to cause even more problems in the long run. Legitimate downloads have helped stop the tide of music piracy, and to over-price the songs would be disastrous. They desperately need to start thinking long term about this issue. Although Apple has the iPod to help shore up revenues, others do not; market analysts predict that many of the music download start-ups coming to market in the next 12 months could be bankrupt within 5 years. Michael Robertson from MP3.com told the Independent that online music providers are so un-profitable that it's more of "a race where the winner gets shot in the head".

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Apple Makes Noise

Apple Makes Noise 04/09/2004 04:09 PM
Music store and iPods help boost stock, but how long will it last? By Mike Musgrove, Washington Post (via MyAppleMenu)

Judaism Makes Peace with Apple

Judaism Makes Peace with Apple 08/08/2004 12:22 AM
"I saw it from across the room and it called to me, a native UNIX prompt haloed by an awe inspiring GUI. It tempted me... and I purchased the Apple that changed my life!"

Apple Makes Windows Hardware

Apple Makes Windows Hardware 01/06/2004 02:36 PM
In reading one of Apple's many press releases today: The Apple Xserve RAID has qualified under the Microsoft Designed for Windows Logo Program. Apple successfully completed all of the tests necessary for qualification for the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. Heh. And... "This is the first time we are certifying an Apple product on our Red Hat Enterprise Linux platform," said Mike Evans, vice president of Channel Sales and Development at Red Hat. "This combination delivers one of the...

Apple Makes Its Case for Security

Apple Makes Its Case for Security 06/14/2004 05:16 AM
Wired News Jun 14 2004 9:50AM GMT

Yahoo Makes the Switch (no, not to Apple
- to PHP)

Yahoo Makes the Switch (no, not to Apple
- to PHP) 10/30/2002 08:55 AM

Apple Makes IT-Giants List

Apple Makes IT-Giants List 06/16/2004 01:02 PM
Apple is ranked 74th out of 100 IT companies on size, growth, profitability, and returns, new data shows. By Macworld UK (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple Makes a Play for NT Orphans

Apple Makes a Play for NT Orphans 07/09/2004 04:39 PM
Apple takes aim at Windows server users with the new NT migration tool that it is building into the Tiger server operating system.

Is Hello Kitty a Copycat?

Is Hello Kitty a Copycat? 09/12/2004 11:51 PM
Xeni Jardin: A blogger who describes himself as an "extraordinary ordinary guy in Japan" says this on the 30th anniversary of Hello Kitty:

"Kitty's design was just a crib from ... Musti, created by the Belgian animator/director Ray Goossens (1924-1998) [Ed note: she's the center figure in the BoingBoing graphic at left]. Musti was started as an animation series on TV in 1968, and its picture books were also published. I read some of that books and loved it in my childhood. Although it is evident to everybody that Kitty was an imitation of Musti, Sanrio, the publisher of Hello Kitty have not touched on it. It is said that the total copyright fee for Hello Kitty reaches around 15 billion yen (13.7 million USD) per year, and Sanrio got 23.7 billion yen (21.6 million USD) gross sales in second quarter of 2004. I wonder why they don't feel shady about hiding the fact."

I'm no Hello Kitty historian, and that's news to me. Is it true? Link to post. This guy has a cool blog. His post about Japanese "jinxes" was also interesting.

On a related note, don't miss the image of "Hello Kitty De Milo" in this news story, which is, like, so obviously a total ripoff of some Greek art dude. Link (Thanks, Brian)

Update: OMG! This is turning into one big plushy piracy clusterfuck! BoingBoing reader Eva says, "See my response on Hello Kitty vs Musti here. Basically, I think Musti is in turn a rip off of the Dutch rabbit Miffy, which was published more than a decade before Musti." Link

Apple makes 'iTunes on Campus' push

Apple makes 'iTunes on Campus' push 04/28/2004 09:00 AM
Apple is reaching out to colleges and universities with its recently-unveiled iTunes on Campus institutional licensing program. The program enables campus administrators to distribute iTunes at no cost and also provides promotional artwork and information to help get the word out.

Apple Makes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Standard in
Laptops

Apple Makes Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Standard in
Laptops 04/19/2004 09:35 AM
Apple Computer's PoweBook G4 professional line now includes AirPort Extreme (802.11g) and Bluetooth 1.2 as standard features: Before this announcement, PowerBook buyers of most models had to decide whether to add a $100 AirPort Extreme adapter or a $50 Bluetooth option. The Bluetooth adapter had to be ordered at the time of purchase while the AirPort Extreme Card could be installed later. By including these wireless options even in the entry-level $1,600 12-inch PowerBook G4 model, Apple is competing more directly and simply against the Centrino concept. From now on, Apple hopes that buyers think PowerBook and wireless the way that Intel has branded Centrino and Wi-Fi....

Apple makes bl0gs reveal sources

Apple makes bl0gs reveal sources 03/14/2005 06:05 PM
Computer firm Apple has won a legal battle to force three bloggers to reveal sources for confidential information.

New IMac Makes Debut a Bit Later Than
Apple Hoped

New IMac Makes Debut a Bit Later Than
Apple Hoped 08/31/2004 10:39 PM
Apple Computer introduced an updated version of its iMac home computer with a minimalist all-in-one system that hides the computer's internal components inside a flat-panel L.C.D. display.

"Jimmy Massey, Copycat."

"Jimmy Massey, Copycat." 06/11/2004 03:17 AM

KaZaA blocks copycat

KaZaA blocks copycat 12/09/2003 07:27 PM
Earlier this year it forced Google to take down links to the modified version of KaZaA Lite and in November it announced a campaign with content experts Altnet ...

New Sasser variant indicates copycat

New Sasser variant indicates copycat 05/12/2004 11:16 AM
The worm reappears as Sasser.F, even after the arrest of a teenager suspected of writing the original.

Bringing Down A Copycat Site

Bringing Down A Copycat Site 12/29/2004 04:59 AM

Key Apple Shareholder Snags Votes, Makes
Demands

Key Apple Shareholder Snags Votes, Makes
Demands 04/16/2004 01:05 AM
The California Public Employees' Retirement System, the biggest U.S. pension fund, said on Thursday that it will withhold votes for Apple's entire board of directors, after it failed to implement a shareholder-approved proposal to treat stock options as an expense. By Reuters (via MyAppleMenu)

iPod Makes Apple World's Most Impactful
Brand

iPod Makes Apple World's Most Impactful
Brand 02/01/2005 09:22 PM
A new poll puts Apple into the world's top spot for brands, a title held by Google the two previous years. The poll measures the importance of a brand to users over the course of a year.

Musical chairs: RealNetworks makes
overture to Apple

Musical chairs: RealNetworks makes
overture to Apple 04/15/2004 09:09 PM
CNET Apr 16 2004 1:28AM GMT

Focus On The iPod: Apple Makes The
Difficult Seem Easy

Focus On The iPod: Apple Makes The
Difficult Seem Easy 04/29/2004 12:39 AM
Making the difficult seem easy is one of Apple's strengths. Take iTunes, the iTunes Music Store, and the iPod. Their intuitive interfaces let us organize, buy, and play music effortlessly. Yet each of these products has hidden powers. By Christopher Breen, Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)

Apple Makes Its Case For The Connected
Home In 2004

Apple Makes Its Case For The Connected
Home In 2004 07/21/2004 07:41 PM
There's never been a better time to support Apple. If you're interested in digital media, home networking, and personal computing, you should know that Apple's product line-up has never been stronger. By Paul Thurrott, Connected Home (via MyAppleMenu)

Sasser variant suggests copycat

Sasser variant suggests copycat 05/12/2004 09:38 PM
Sympatico May 13 2004 1:07AM GMT

Kazaa Blocks Copycat Service

Kazaa Blocks Copycat Service 12/08/2003 07:10 PM
Earlier this year it forced Google to take down links to the modified version of Kazaa Lite and in November it announced a campaign with content experts Altnet ...

UK police arrest copycat phisher

UK police arrest copycat phisher 04/29/2004 06:24 AM
Small fry

Mac OS X Tiger is a copycat, claims
developer

Mac OS X Tiger is a copycat, claims
developer 06/28/2004 08:12 PM
While Apple is expecting Microsoft to mimic Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, one developer says the new Mac operating system is the one doing the copying...

Apple makes do with smaller expanded
Maine iBook program

Apple makes do with smaller expanded
Maine iBook program 08/09/2004 07:55 AM
Apple Computer Inc. has agreed to a smaller number of iBooks than it originally proposed for an expansion of its iBook program to Maine public high schools, according to the Associate d Press. The company has a program in place that puts iBooks into the hands of all middle schoolers in the state, and it now looks like about one-third of high schools will get them as well.

"Garfield - Why we hate the Mouse but
not the cartoon copycat..."

"Garfield - Why we hate the Mouse but
not the cartoon copycat..." 06/17/2004 10:44 PM

Developer calls Apple's Tiger a copycat

Developer calls Apple's Tiger a copycat 06/28/2004 05:58 PM
Konfabulator fabricator says Apple Computer has dashed off a duplicate with its Dashboard feature.

Odeon rolls credits on copycat website

Odeon rolls credits on copycat website 07/14/2004 11:52 AM
Hasta la vista, accessible cinema service

Odeon Orders Takedown Of Copycat Site

Odeon Orders Takedown Of Copycat Site 07/14/2004 04:52 PM
Slashdot Jul 14 2004 8:46PM GMT

Apple CEO creates a 'Reality Distortion
Field' that makes even skeptics nod
their heads in awe

Apple CEO creates a 'Reality Distortion
Field' that makes even skeptics nod
their heads in awe 06/29/2004 07:19 AM
SiliconValley.com Jun 29 2004 10:10AM GMT

Bagle copycat builds Zombie attack
network

Bagle copycat builds Zombie attack
network 07/16/2004 05:27 AM
Apprentice worm

Garfield - Why we hate the Mouse but not
the cartoon copycat. By Chris
Suellentrop

Garfield - Why we hate the Mouse but not
the cartoon copycat. By Chris
Suellentrop 06/15/2004 06:59 AM
Slate on the carefully plotted Garfield empire .. all things Garfield

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Developer calls Apple's Tiger a copycat
| CNET News.com

Developer calls Apple's Tiger a copycat
| CNET News.com 06/29/2004 11:43 PM
Konfabulator developer pissed at Apple, says OS X 10.4's Dashboard is a copy of his program .. Konfabulator gets its knickers in a twist .. Arlo is angry over Dashboard in Tiger

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