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Apple Computer Inc. is not worried over the threat posed by Microsoft Corp.'s digital music player Zune, chief executive Steve Jobs has said in a magazine interview. Jobs told the Newsweek magazine he is unimpressed with Zune, touted by the software maker as answer to Apple's versatile iPod, as "It takes forever... By the time you've gone through all that, the girl's got up and left!" He was also unconcerned about Zune's ability to share music wirelessly. Jobs highlighted the change that iPod brought about in the attitude of people saying music will always be the core even as iPod and iTunes are evolving. He said, "It's hard to imagine that music is not the epicenter of the iPod, for a long, long, long, long, long time ... Music is so deep within all of us, but it's easy to go for a day or a week or a month or a year without really listening to music.
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If they do, that's the death of HD-DVD, and finally this format war will be effectively over. And if anyone can market it to consumers as to why they should care, Apple can. Biggest news will be in the iTunes area, with rentals. About time ... Extra bonus points for it to also be a front end for NetFlix, but I'm not holding out too much hope (but it'd honestly make sense for both sides to do that, and the timing of Netflix's announcements in this space make me wonder if there's more to their story than just the Set top box ... we'll see.) I keep thinking there's one new piece of software coming out nobody knows about yet. iTunes/rentals and new MacBooks and the ultra-portable is a pretty good keynote, but I wonder what the "one more thing" is this year ... I wonder if you'll see Apple-branded solutions that tie into Time Machine - RAID disks? SAN? Network server? How about an Airport update to go with 10.5.2 to restore backups to an airport disc? David Sobotta: I think we will see a laptop update from Apple.
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And this year, at the height of his creative and promotional powers, Jobs orchestrated Apple's entry into the cellular telephone business with the iPhone.
That's five industries that Jobs has upended - computers, Hollywood, music, retailing, and wireless phones. At this moment, no one has more influence over a broader swath of business than Jobs.
--Brent Schlender .
Verizon's Small- and Medium-Sized Business Customers Get a More Robust ...
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- For a modern small business, a Web site offers the power of a Yellow Pages ad, the timeliness of a newspaper ad and the convenience of a catalog with an online checkout counter. That's why Verizon now offers an improved Web hosting experience for small businesses at great prices. "Now more than ever, a business of any size cannot afford to do business without a Web site," said Alan J. Lough, director of business broadband services for Verizon. "We make it easy for small and medium-sized businesses to create an online presence. We'll handle the technical aspects, and we provide the Internet infrastructure to host their Web sites so they can focus on their business." Industry intelligence indicates the demand for Web hosting and related services is expected to grow at an annual rate of nearly 20 percent for the next three years, to more than $3 billion in 2009.
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Apple Computer Inc. is not worried over the threat posed by Microsoft Corp.'s digital music player Zune, chief executive Steve Jobs has said in a magazine interview. Jobs told the Newsweek magazine he is unimpressed with Zune, touted by the software maker as answer to Apple's versatile iPod, as "It takes forever... By the time you've gone through all that, the girl's got up and left!" He was also unconcerned about Zune's ability to share music wirelessly. Jobs highlighted the change that iPod brought about in the attitude of people saying music will always be the core even as iPod and iTunes are evolving. He said, "It's hard to imagine that music is not the epicenter of the iPod, for a long, long, long, long, long time ... Music is so deep within all of us, but it's easy to go for a day or a week or a month or a year without really listening to music.
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