The Media's Crush on Apple

conq writes "BusinessWeek reports: "It's the first time in my memory that a product announcement by Steve Jobs has caused the AP to send an alert -- especially since this development was fully expected. And it says a lot about the intensity of media attention Apple generates. When is the last time a NewsAlert went out based on the words of Michael Dell or Bill Gates? Clearly, the AP's editors determined this news was important enough to warrant such action."

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Re:Well,

[drinkypoo]

Me! Although I consider myself a geek.

Who would give a fuck about intel-based mac laptops except an apple fanboy? They're not the only dual-processor laptops around, and I would prefer to go AMD than intel. Eventually OSX will be hacked to run on other x86-based laptops, so arguably even software compatibility is not a reason to buy one.

I would be excited if they had gone AMD, which would have been cheaper and faster. They didn't. I don't care.