The apple wins royalty to expend ITunes of operation of controversy as usual
October 4, 2008
It is reported, CRB already mailed means through report, pass adjudication to to association of American digital media (music of Digital Media Association) , United States issues trade association (National Music Publishers Association) , apple and other are online musical store, adjudication says to maintain existing copyright to use fee every song 9.1 cent are changeless. In addition, CRB still maintained CD to have copyright to use fee, nevertheless this committee decides copyright of mobile phone ring makes expense is every 24 cent. This also is CRB decides digital music downloads copyright to use fee first, and this cost is led inside 5 years effective.
Before this, the American music that publishs business interest on behalf of music issues trade association to ask copyright of CRB general song uses cost to increase 15 cent from every current 9 cent, this action sufferred object strongly of the apple. Zhou Er, ” Forbes ” the report says, the apple informs CRB, if copyright makes expense rising, this company ” extremely possible ” shut ITunes.
According to existing agreement, every sell the apple a song, xiang Ge music is made square — record company pays 70 cent, and record company takes out 9.1 cent to pay music to issue trade from which. From the point of the adjudication of CRB, the apple should be this incident is the biggest win the home. Malic spokesman expresses, “We make the adjudication that maintains existing music copyright to make cost fixed express satisfaction to CRB ” .
The message says, be in early in April 2007, eddy Ku of malic ITunes manager (Eddy Cue) ever informed CRB to say, “If ITunes profit no longer rich and generous, the apple is possible no longer operation (ITunes) ” . The personage inside course of study says, the library shows to the warning of CRB the apple is persuading CRB not to raise copyright to use fee all the time, and did a large number of works. (Annals Wei)
The apple sells in Europe 4GB edition IPod Nano(pursues)
September 21, 2008
The new IPod Nano of malic 4GB version
Time of Beijing of dispatch of sina science and technology on September 18 message, according to foreign media coverage, the apple is selling IPod Nano of new fund of edition of a 4GB in Europe, but did not sell in mainland.
Science and technology of addiction of website of electron of the consumption that occupy a name (Engadget) says, IPod Nano of this 4GB version with brand-new color appears on the market in Holand. Malic tall canal affirms, the IPod Nano with this minorrer volume is on a lot of markets ” set limit to ” sell.
It is reported, price of 4GB edition IPod Nano 120 euro (add up to 170.57 dollars) about. Compare with this photograph, the price of malic net inn of 8GB edition is 149 dollars.
The apple is in last week IPod year exhibited the new fund IPod Nano that 8GB and 16GB edition rolled out on the meeting in September. (Tang Feng)
Because the apple gets an electric shock charger of IPhone of edition of risk recall 3G
September 20, 2008
Time of Beijing of dispatch of sina science and technology on September 20 message, according to foreign media coverage, the apple said recently, this company changes user of mobile phone of IPhone of the edition that it is 3G charger, its reason depends on this company receiving complain the metallic bedspring that calls this charger to fall off from inside power source electrical outlet, cause get an electric shock.
The apple expresses, what this company accepts is similar complain occupy only ” the dinky share that sells charger ” , and still do not have personal casualty report. The charger that is put in this one safe hidden trouble is to follow mobile phone of IPhone of all 3G edition to add sent Ultracompac UBS charger, its sell the ground to include the United States, Japan, Canada, Mexico and country of a few Latin America. The 3G edition IPhone that Europe and other area sell is insusceptible.
Since October 10, the user of afore-mentioned relevant markets can pass malic website or be local apple retailing shop changes charger. On malic website, this company releases safe announcement to suggest the user uses USB wire cable, through computer IPhone of the edition that it is 3G charges, or it is to choose add sent another UBS charger to charge and the car carries power source to charge. Malic website was announced change the detail of the plan, its network address is Www.apple.com/support/usbadapter/exchangeprogram(annals Wei)
Pass an apple to will produce IPhone chip independently
August 12, 2008
Time of Beijing of dispatch of sina science and technology on June 16 message, according to foreign media coverage, last week one, malic CEO Sidifu Qiaobusi (Steve Jobs) is in ” global developer congress ” on released mobile phone of 3G edition IPhone. After this, the new information that concerns this mobile phone is ceaseless emerge in large numbers, include among them:
1, Qiaobusi is being accepted ” new York Times ” when interviewing, express, buying company of PA Semi semiconductor is to reduce an apple to be opposite of manufacturer of tripartite chip depend on. He says: “The chip of SOC(only system of IPhone and IPod) will be finished by PA Semi. ” can guess, what are its as a result?
2, although 3G edition IPhone supports video mail, but be not all operation business to support this one function. For example, at the beginning of selling 3G edition IPhone, Wo Dafeng can not support video mail, but hopeful rolls out this service before the end of the year.
3, the video presentation of IPhone of a paragraph of test version, new edition IPhone is in when broadcasting video, can choose perpendicular edition horizontal perhaps edition broadcasts mode. In the meantime, also increased video to broadcast detailed list function.
4, T-Mobile Germany company will with 1 euro (add up to a RMB about 10.59 yuan) the price sells 3G edition IPhone, it is basically offer freely. (Li Ming)
Gu Ge CEO: The competition with the apple won’t because of IPhone aggravate
June 11, 2008
The message occupied Beijing time on June 12 foreign media coverage, gu Ge overcomes Schmidt in CEO dust (Eric Schmidt) the competitive aggravate of the company that Zhou Sanbo opened up to concern him and apple, the likelihood forces what he leaves malic directorate to guess.
Schmidt expresses, he just has the meeting that did not attend malic board of directors 9 times, discuss IPhone product with convenient other trustee. Before predicting the end of the year, market admiral appears the mobile phone that tens of moneys use Android operating system.
On round table that sponsors in institute of public relations of Syracuse university Newhouse, schmidt expresses, malic IPhone and Android equipment have very big difference, nevertheless he did not provide detailed information. He complements, the network browser that Gu Ge and apple think to development is a mobile phone to design only. He still expresses, gu Ge is gutty should help media company make money on the website ” moral sense of urgency ” .
He thinks, help media company also accords with Gu Ge’s interest, because they suit very hard increasingly the environment of network, the mode of traditional ad business of these companies faces pressure. Schmidt says, gu Ge has not developed the online advertisement solution that can make media company can obtain as high like advertisement leaving a line price, but in the help media company obtains more and online advertisement very tremendous business chance saw on income.
He expresses, be benefited in the new product that these publisher show the DoubleClick that buys recently from Gu Ge advertisement division system to make. Additionally he discloses, on service of YouTube network video, gu Ge also was not found how the method of gain more income, the company made plan of business of a YouTube, but he admits layer of Gu Ge management is likely err. But he believes, gregarious network can find sale advertising method finally. (compile / Ren Chu)
The apple opens straight battalion store in palace of Parisian Lu float of purpose
June 8, 2008
Time of Beijing of dispatch of sina science and technology on June 6 message, according to French media coverage, 苹果公司有意在巴黎卢浮宫金字塔下开设一家直营店, this will be France inn of straight battalion of the first apple.
Lu float palace is French Paris famous tourist attraction, its pyramid form glass enters the mouth to be designed for Chinese architect Bei Yuming. There already was a shopping centre below vitreous pyramid, attract the 8.7 million person look around that comes from world each district every year to come round to shop. It is reported, the apple will begin here two tall straight battalion inn, gross area is 715 smooth rice. Hep personage expresses, malic company will obtain the license that opens straight battalion store from Parisian municipal government, but date of specific set up shop had be notted announce.
Inn of malic straight battalion is not the store that sells malic product merely, it also is a window that shows malic brand. End in April 2008, the inn of malic straight battalion of world each district already had 209. Evidence makes clear, the inn of straight battalion of the first apple of chinese mainland area will be in Beijing to open business in this summer.
The apple strikes the end of the year of record of calm Japan collaboration 50 countries can use IPhone
June 6, 2008
Now, the 3rd big mobile operation of Japanese Softbank announces business the company has joined the supplier range that sells malic company IPhone this year.
The operation business that comes to an agreement with the near future and malic company is similar, the statement on the net of the company is very compendious. “Softbank company already signed an agreement with malic company, lead IPhone mobile phone Japanese market this year. Lead IPhone mobile phone Japanese market this year..
Softbank claims to have the client group of 18 million, it is the trader of the 3rd big gain that Japanese shift serves the market. NTT DoCoMo company is on the first place, have the mobile user of above of Japanese half the number, KDDI company ranks 2.
Although Softbank is the first company that manages IPhone collaboration with the apple, other company, especially DoCoMo also is negotiating with the apple. Last year December, news ever signed up for Softbank and DoCoMo two companies are in with malic arrange with. Two Zhou Qian, the message of Korea says DoCoMo held advantage position.
Softbank did not disclose the exclusive accredit agreement that whether signed Japanese churchyard with the apple, also did not disclose any financial clauses.
Mobile operation network of Japan is a foundation with 3G on main body, its the 3rd acting mobile user and the user scale that use slower information network exceed 4: 1. Japanese market to malic company be of exceptional importance. Last quarters, japanese computer and sale of consumptive electron company gain profit 42.4 million dollar. Japan is the market that the apple achieves income exclusively to grow in last quarters.
In the past all around inside, the apple seeks business of many mobile operation in several countries in succession. The first those who break malic trade pattern is Vodafone Group PLC and Telecom Italia SpA, two companies say to will sell IPhone 2008. From this, apple and Austria, republic of many meters of Nick, Egypt, India and Portuguese operation business were signed be not exclusive cooperation agreement.
This Zhou San, company of Telef ó Nica SA says to be about to sell IPhone in Spain.
On June 9, president Steve Jobs will develop business in malic whole world gist speech is published on congress, announce to start project of brand-new 3G foundation IPhone.
According to the statistic of Computerworld, IPhone mobile phone of the apple will be sold in more than 50 countries at the end of the year. Current, this mobile phone is mixed in the United States, England, France, Germany only Austria has carry out.
The apple of muddleheaded Win 7 that perform imitates Microsoft beautiful Vista disfavor
June 2, 2008
The analyst points out, the functional itself that Microsoft announced Windows 7 prematurely is a mistake, and emphasizing its many a little bit feeling a technology is more then the fault is added on the fault.
On June 2 message, according to foreign media coverage, · of Er of JupiterResearch analyst Michael adds Tebaige (Michael Gartenberg) pointed out recently, the functional itself that Microsoft announced Windows 7 prematurely is a mistake, and emphasizing its many a little bit feeling a technology is more then the fault is added on the fault.
Last week ” D: Digitlization ” on congress, the much drop that Microsoft is announced and showed Windows 7 of next generation operating system feels a technology. Microsoft president returns the developmental technology that regards this technology as the mouse than Er · Gates. To this, have suspicion of the analyst inside course of study, whether will Microsoft weigh the track of an overturned cart of skip Windows Vista.
· of Er of JupiterResearch analyst Michael adds Tebaige to say: “Microsoft is erred to included to publish the feature of next generation operating systems prematurely on Vista system, the 2nd mistake emphasizes his many a little bit feeling a technology too namely. The 2nd mistake emphasizes his many a little bit feeling a technology too namely..
Feeling screen technology is not malic invention, contrary, microsoft is with great concentration studies this technique is old. But, feeling screen has become the pronoun of apple and its IPhone mobile phone. Right now, microsoft emphasizes feeling a technology too in Windows 7, not only the innovation that cannot explain this technology is Microsoft, give a person the sense that a kind of Microsoft is imitating an apple instead.
Jiatebaige says, in fact, microsoft should talk about Windows Vista mainly at present. Emphasize Windows 7 may bringing a kind of illusion to consumer too, mistake will quit Vista system for Microsoft. Additional, publish Windows 7 feature prematurely, the Microsoft after 3 years also will surely not cash, windows Vista is best proof.
Record industry regards the apple an enemy to not hesitate with suicidal strategy
May 31, 2008
[dispatch of Sai Di net] on May 31 message, in the past, record industry regards pilfer edition the confidential that is his to suffer from greatly all the time, but nowhere is not in pilfer edition, and be ” aeriform and transparent ” , the difficulty that hits pilfer edition should be gotten greatly much. Should hit to be able to look so that see, be felt the enemy of the move is much more easily.
According to foreign media the report says, the new enemy of record industry is an apple. The apple has made the first enemy of record industry. Regard the United States as shopkeeper of the biggest music, the apple has very big effect to buying musical customer, this makes record industry anxiety-ridden. Record industry had been used to him to control the musical sale, mode that gets the biggest gain from which. Because IPod and ITunes have overwhelming advantage, the person that the apple had become the dictate of record industry.
Record industry began to strike back absolutely, not hesitate to make concession to pilfer edition even. Avoid DRM through the sale (digital copyright manages) technical music, record industry is in namely simply gratuitious music. As a result of digital music the file won’t reduce acoustic quality when duplicate, because this is very easy,travel.
This one practice of record industry makes the apple is in an interesting position. Record company thinks, compulsive apple uses DRM to accord with them most golden eggs. They hope this forces malic burden conduces to build a fairer competitive environment, make the music that download site can avoid DRM through offerring obtains other music to cry with the apple board opportunity. This is the strategy with an extremely high price: Through be full of Internet cheap the influence that music weakens ITunes, but the viewpoint of value that this also can reduce music.
This one strategy did not let record industry achieve what one wishes. Although still use DRM technology, ITunes still is one branch on musical download market alone beautiful. Up to now, consumer has not shown the inclination that abandons ITunes because of DRM.
Record industry is right of use DRM holding to is the beginning with their business terminative mode. If be in 7, this one strategy is used 8 years ago, they still have an opportunity to obtain the market to control right. But present problem is: Can the apple destroy record industry before record industry commits suicide?
The apple will start the biggest campus privilege to plan
May 30, 2008
According to AppleInsider report, the apple will be in the earliest next week likely roll out American campus discount planned 2008.
Occupy personage of know the inside story to divulge, the apple expresses to be about to roll out the school yard with company the oldest throughout history to extend a plan before Ron Johnson of company vice president. Basis before convention, the discount amount estimation this year will comparative with the price of 8GB IPod Touch.
In this plan last year, bought the student that appoints model apple computer and teacher highest when buying other apple product the privilege that can enjoy 199 dollars, be equivalent to at that time the price of 4 GB IPod Nano. OK perhaps convert into money buys the product with higher price, but IPhone and Apple TV except. This plan can enjoy 179 dollars discount 2006, be equivalent to the 2GB IPod Nano at that time. 2005 is IPod Mini.
Mac Mini except, mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro and IMac are in specify type, and MacBook Air is joined very likely this year in specifying type.
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