Steves Jobs interview on CNN

[Atman]

Presumably about the intro of iTunes for Windows. Coming up after commercial break

[tridim]

1. Why does Apple

always get to announce new products live on CNN? Seems unfair to other companies selling the same product.

[Atman]

3. I'm assuming that was a joke?

"Seems unfair to other companies selling the same product."

Anyway, historically (OSX/WinXP a prime example), Apple does a new product launch, then Gates sucks all the air out of the room by scheduling PR spots on The Today Show, GMA, CNN and every news outlet in the world announcing that the next version of Windows will have all of Apples cool features, and then some.

With OSX, Apple announced it, and Gates was on the Today show about a week later announcing XP...due out a year later. We'll see what happens with this one, too. Will gates be telling Katy Couric tomorrow that "wTunes is coming out in the spring of 2007, so don't buy that Apple stuff!"

[tridim]

5. I'm not talking about Microsoft

I'm talking about the other companies that sell products similar to iTunes. CNN shouldn't give selected companies free commercial time.

BTW, I gave up on the MS/Apple wars long ago. Arguing about OS choice is pointless and a waste of time.

[Robb]

6. The same reason Kennedy defeated Nixon n/t

[alfredo]

8. Here's what is so unfair.

Their ads do not suck

http://www.apple.com/ipod/ads/ad2medium30.html

[MUAD_DIB]

2. Message to Steve.

Apple is great...so is ITunes, but when are you going to introduce an Apple OS for pc's?


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[TreasonousBastard]

4. I've been wondering the same thing for years.

And, when Jobs took back Apple, why did he kill the clone market?

OTOH, this AM's paper sez Apple earnings are way up, hardware sales are booming, the iPod is booming, iTunes seems on the right track, and the future looks good. Real good.

I think it would look even better if they let OS X out as a linux shell and mentioned it works even better on a G5. But, what do I know?

[alfredo]

7. You can always download Darwin for X86

Just google 'Darwin for X86'

It won't be OSX, but it will be something very special because you put it together just to suit you.