Hello, I’m A Mac, And He’s A Copy

Mr. Simon Aldous – Group Manager at Microsoft screwed up bad when he said the following during an interview. “One of the things that people say an awful lot about the Apple Mac is that the OS is fantastic, that it’s very graphical and easy to use. What we’ve tried to do with Windows 7 – whether it’s traditional format or in a touch format – is create a Mac look and feel in terms of graphics.” I feel bad for him and I am sure his weekend would probably be depressing. But you can’t blame a man for his honesty, can you?

Iwata, Apple Is Not A Competitor

Satoru Iwata, the President of Nintendo said he doesn’t like attempts to paint Apple and his company as rivals. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Iwata is an Apple fan himself, carrying an iPhone and using a Mac laptop on a regular basis. He claims the two companies appeal to different consumers, and says that attempts to create a rivalry make him “uncomfortable.”

Apple Wins, Telcos Being Grabbed Where It Hurts

If what’s currently happening in Hong Kong, Australia and Singapore is any indication – the days of Apple having to bow to exclusivity demands from Telcos are over. Today, StarHub of Singapore announced they will start to offer iPhone 3Gs by the end of the year. This came one month after M1 made the announcement on October 13th. So, this brings us back to the post I made back in 1st October on Celcom launching it’s iPhone 3Gs by January 2010. From the look of things, it may be a reliable source afterall. Maxis’s monopoly and 1-month waiting period for the iPhone 3Gs will soon be a thing of the past. A past that every iPhone 3GS user in Malaysia would gladly choose to forget. Apple, 1. Telcos, ouch!

Apple Launching 8Gb iPhone 3GS?

There are fresh rumors around the interweb that Apple will be phasing out the 8Gb iPhone 3G and have it replaced with a 3GS with the same capacity. It’s also said that it will be in time for Christmas this year. If that’s true, and if it will be available at Maxis – I might just consider getting one if the price is yummy. Afterall, assumming a 30-days wait, it will be just a short 5 months away from the rumored iPhone update in June 2010. How’s that? A rumor on top of another rumor. I love the interwebs.

My New Apple FanBoy Hero!

This guy is my new Mac FanBoy hero! He went in to an Apple store to buy a Magic Mouse. It was out of stock. So as any Apple FanBoy should, he bought the new 27-inch iMac instead – as it comes with a Magic Mouse. It took me months and many many many self conflicting posts in deciding between the iPhone 3GS and HTC Hero. Sigh. If I walk into an Apple Store for a Magic Mouse and it’s out of stock – usually I’ll settle with just the brochure.

Taking A Bite Out Of Apple

Life is boring. Sometimes, we do need some absurdity to spruce things up a little. What you see above is not photoshoped. It’s the real deal. Someone actually went through taking a bite off the poor Apple MacBook in the name of escapism. Click here to see the entire process unfolds. Be warned, it’s not Mac friendly.