Jun 16

Apple News Today

Today it's Monday. What can happen on Monday? You know what Garfield says...and I must say I totally agree with that fat and lazy cat - I hate Mondays. No, I don't want to get back to sleep, because I will end up dreaming about the iPhone, or even worse, about the iPhone 3G rivals. Since I don't want that to happen, I will stay awake and tell you about the news and rumors we missed last week, and my personal opinion about each of them.

WWDC 2008 Conference

First subject I overlooked last week was Steve Jobs. What about him? Well, if you have seen pictures and video footage from its WWDC keynote, you surely noted he's thinner than last year. Much thinner, in my opinion. Various people expressed their concern over his health, especially since Jobs had pancreatic cancer some years ago, which was cured at that time.

According to Philip Elmer-DeWitt from Fortune, Jobs has received a special treatment - a "Whipple," consisting of cutting off the tumor from the pancreas and reattach the remaining part, while repositioning the bile duct and stomach, too. A side effect of this treatment is the tendency to lose up to 10 percent of body mass, but since nothing was ever officially disclosed on how Jobs was treated, this will remain a mistery. Anyway, I hope next year we'll see a Steve Jobs in best possible shape!

Next, we have Greenpeace vs the iPhone 3G. A new match? Oooh, yeah! The back of the device is made of plastic, and parts of the cabling is containing toxic chemicals, although only in small amounts. I love nature and I try to protect the environment as much as I can, but I think these Greenpeace activists go too far. If you want to stay clean, don't use electricity, don't use mobiles at all, don't...come on!

As a side note, I am sure the plastic back was introduced to cut production prices a little, so maybe Apple could think this over. In the end, it's their decision, and I am sure Greenpeace should see about the heavy industry, strategical bombers, and other sources of pollution that are far more dangerous than a few iPhones with toxic wires and a plastic back!

At last, a very short "issue" - 5 percent. What about it? My friends, Apple's worldwide notebook market share is almost 5 percent. This is happening in a market that has fallen down 6 percent during the first quarter! Do I have to say more?