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Suit Against Apple Could Be Huge For OS Future

A little known electronics company called Psystar plans to make big waves and perhaps even operating system history as it prepares to counter-sue Apple. Originally sued for violating the terms of Apple's Leopard OS licensing agreement, the company is firing back with an antitrust argument.

All Parts of the Internet, Except...

Jessica Smith, the woman who filed a class action lawsuit against apple over the iPhone 3G, ought to enjoy this. Apple's iPhone ad claiming to include "all parts of the Internet" has been banned in the UK for false advertising.

Apple Riles Up Comic Fans

Another app has been banned from iTunes. The issue this time wasn't copyright like that of "Tris." This time it was a matter of censorship, and it wasn't even strictly in China like the recent "Songs for Tibet" controversy.

Apple Takes the "Tris" Out of iPhone Tetris

It's not been a good week for developers of well-established game knock-offs. Facebook favorite Scrabulous, a Scrabble-like game developed by two brothers in India was just removed in the UK and Australia, after already being forced down from the social network in North America last month.

iPhone Application Developer Interview

What started out as a pleasant chat with someone who was writing some iPhone applications has rapidly blossomed into an extraordinary outpouring of interest from the iPhone developer community. As a result, I've decided to run a series of developer spotlights, probably 20 or more, over the next few weeks. It'll offer you insight into the time involved, complexity and rewards of developing a game or utility for one of the most interesting software sales environments on the planet: the Apple iPhone. I hope you enjoy the series!

Apple Having iTunes Trouble with China

Apple is everywhere in the news this week, with its big score on the American Customer Satisfaction Index, its MobileMe problems, its iPhone 3G lawsuit, and now issues with the Chinese government. Apple's iTunes store has been blocked in China for pushing a controversial benefit album.

OK, Not All Customers So Satisfied with Apple

Customer satisfaction has proven to be one of Apple's strong points, as indicated by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) this week. Unfortunately, there are still some customers who are far less than satisfied by the company. An Alabama woman named Jessica Smith is one of those customers, and she intends to bring many more of them out into the light with her, by filing a class-action lawsuit against Apple.

Microsoft Looks to Seinfeld for Advertising Edge

Microsoft has been looking for a new angle for its advertising campaigns, and may have found a good one. The company has reached a $10 million deal with comedian Jerry Seinfeld to appear in its next slew of commercials.

Apple Really Wants You to Use MobileMe

Apple may have scored big in customer satisfaction with the American Customer Satisfaction Index, but that doesn't change the fact that customers haven't been so pleased with its MobileMe syncing service. The service has been nothing but headaches for all parties involved since its launch. Problems ranged from email access and downtime to even syncing itself.

Score One for Apple!

Google of course won the eBusiness sector in the recently released American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). No surprise there. Apple won in the personal computers category, which really isn't all that shocking either.