Other than a bit of head scratching after the announcement in June, I’ve been quiet about Apple’s switch to Intel processors. Now, ArsTechnica’s Jon “Hannibal” Stokes has written some of the most intelligent material I’ve seen since.
How’s it work? Hannibal thinks Apple’s relationship with IBM soured to the point where they refused to play the [...]

Posted July 13, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Technology. Tags: apple, arstechnica, big switch, intel, ipod, mac, personal lifestyle, switch to intel, wwdc, xscale. Be the first one.

I’m not sure what to think about Steve J’s WWDC announcement (video stream) of Apple’s switch to x86 processors. Coverage at MacNN, Mac Rumors, Ars Technica, etc. I’m not sure, but it would be easier to take if I wasn’t the only one who saw conspiracy in it. Does this relate to Intel’s recent shoehorning [...]

Posted June 6, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Copyrights & Intellectual Property, Technology. Tags: apple, arstechnica, copyright, cpu, drm, emulation, guinea pigs, intel, itunes, macc, macintosh, macnn, macrumors, pcworld, ppc, tomshardware, wwdc, x86, x86 emulation, x86 processors. 3 Comments.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer did another one of his monkey acts when he went ape about music and DRM.
Most people still steal music…We can build the technology but there are still ways for people to steal music.
The most common format of music on an iPod is ’stolen’.
It could just be a picture of what happens [...]

Posted October 8, 2004 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Copyrights & Intellectual Property. Tags: arstechnica, content, content consumer, content creator, copyfight, copyright, copyright law, drm, ipod, piracy, shite, steve ballmer. Be the first one.