Reportedly, Applecorps has filed a lawsuit in London against the computer firm over a 22-year-old agreement that Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) use the Apple name only for computer products--not music-related enterprises.
The Apple-1 computer came with a typed note from Jobs as well as a box stamped with the company's original logo -- an apple falling on Sir Isaac Newton.
The teen preference for individualism can also be summed up by today's hottest product-- Apple Computer 's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) iPod.
With its own copy-protection system, Google joins the ranks of DRM-heavies Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) and Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ), which some say hurt consumers and their own profits by not freeing up digital content into a single, standard format.
Among those speaking at the event are international celebrities, such as Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the UN, Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer, and lesser-known entrepreneurs with a great idea to change the world.
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Foul-mouthed Scottish PR machine Malcolm Tucker was joined by new colleague Jamie, whose surname was suppressed in the name of public decency after he brutally insulted an underling - and computer firm Apple - with an expletive-laden rant.
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The teen preference for individualism can also be summed up by today's hottest product-- Apple Computer 's iPod.
He later worked on 3-D graphics at gamemaker Atari, compact computing systems at Apple Computer and easy-to-use interfaces at Disney.
And it works with both Windows-based PCs and Apple Computer 's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people) Macintosh.
For Jobs, the conversation was about where to take four-year-old Apple Computer Inc.
Two years ago, Otellini handed Jobs a pristine silicon wafer to mark the announcement of the first Intel-powered Apple portable computer, the MacBook Pro.
It seems hardly a week goes by without some new Apple Computer rumor--and hardly a month passes without Apple trotting out new products for everyone to either drool over or complain about.
With its own copy-protection system, Google joins the ranks of DRM-heavies Apple Computer and Microsoft, which some say hurt consumers and their own profits by not freeing up digital content into a single, standard format.
One gadget is so popular it ranks with everyone from grade-school kids to CEOs: Apple Computer 's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) iPod music player.
Individual approval ratings have varied from VeriSign (nasdaq: VRSN - news - people ) CEO Stratton Sclavos ' all-time low of 1%, to Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) CEO Steve Jobs ' all-time high of 94%.
Since it may take a while to get on board the likes of phone makers Motorola (nyse: MOT - news - people ) and Nokia (nyse: NOK - news - people ), music players like Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) or chip companies Texas Instruments (nyse: TXN - news - people ) and Freescale Semiconductor (nyse: FSL - news - people ), HP is also looking to build the business internally.
As a result, attention-grabbing laptops hawked by Dell rivals Hewlett-Packard and Apple have helped both computer makers bounce back over the past few years--at Dell's expense.
One of the first strategic alliances, which kick-started this phenomenal head-over-heels rush, was the joint venture between Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) and IBM, called Taligent.
As Apple's iMac computer - which has a handle but no floppy drive and comes in fruit colors - continues to win new customers, an industry rethink is underway.
Rivals including Hewlett-Packard and Apple figured out sooner that computer users wanted stylized notebooks instead of the lost-cost, utilarian machines Dell was churning out.
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The original Napster (nasdaq: NAPS - news - people ) launched in 1999, and Apple Computer 's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) iTunes store opened in 2003.
More price-conscious consumers may also like Apple's eMac line, originally introduced as an educational computer but now sold as a bargain-priced (for Apple) consumer machine.
Three years later, they've got a phone on the market: a cute, palm-sized object that looks a bit like it's derived from the original Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) iMac, all curves and transparent tinted plastic.
But when Google began allowing video producers to charge money for footage, the playing field narrowed--right now, it's basically competing with Apple Computer 's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) iTunes store.
The British commercial broadcaster ITV has reportedly sent a warning to Apple after rumors that the computer maker was mulling a re-launch of Apple TV with new hardware, under the name iTV.
Now the latest model--a sleek, ivory white affair that looks eerily similar to Apple Computer's (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) iPod--will also work as a mini-television.
Apple Computer has posted higher-than-expected profits, boosted by strong sales of its iMac computers for consumers.
Apple Computer's cash-rich stock may be one of the best buys of the season.
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