<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2">In a message dated 6/9/05 6:57:39 PM, steve@woz.org writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE CITE STYLE="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE"></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2">In the current case, I'll buy what Apple says about the future being better with Intel, but it does bite into the idea of going against the grain.<BR>
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But Steve, that same argument could be applied to the iPod which not only went with the grain, it became a poster child for the grain; Apple became the hero of the recording industry at a time when CD copying was hemorrhaging profits (at least that is what the recording industry was claiming). This move to Intel carries with it a similar strategy except instead of "music software" we are looking at "multimedia movie software." Blu-ray standard is moving along and it seems to be part of "strategic thinking different" similar to the iTunes/iPod marketing.<BR>
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