Posts Tagged ‘business news’

Apple Tells Retailers to Stock Up on Current Macs and iPods

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

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If you needed a bigger hint that new iPods and MacBooks (whatever form they take) are around the corner, AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has “strongly suggested” to its retail channel partners to stock up on at least four weeks worth of their best-selling iPod models, and at least three weeks worth of MacBooks and MacBook Pros.

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25 Internet Startups That Bombed Miserably

Monday, July 28th, 2008

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If the Internet could speak with one voice, it would probably groan “oh, not again!” That’s because every raving success story about Internet startups is tempered by dozens more that crashed and burned in a sea of wasted money, bad ideas, or unfulfilled hype. As venture capitalist Paul Graham writes, most of these failures are never written about.

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China Surpasses U.S. in Number of Internet Users

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

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China said the number of Internet users in the country reached about 253 million last month, ahead of the U.S., thanks to a powerful surge in Internet adoption in the last few years.

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