Twenty years on, the same farmers are selling Burrow Hill their apple harvest, and seeing it turned into top class cider brandy.

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Apple is currently king of the hill and the most valuable business in the world, rescued from adolescent illness by the return of its charismatic founder, Steve Jobs.

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The top executives of Apple faced tough questions today on Capitol Hill.

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Apple is now the king of the hill in terms of price and profits per phone but clearly not in market share.

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White palings, apple trees, front porches, and a hill strewn with dandelions, his special flowers.

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Google and Apple were in the hot seat today on the Hill, testifying at a hearing about protecting mobile privacy called by Senator Al Franken.

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In the past 18 months Cook has met with members of Congress on Capitol Hill and toured factories in China that make Apple products.

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As a stream of water washes the fruit along an apple-clogged trench towards the mill, Stephen tells me how Burrow Hill has rejuvenated cider making in this corner of Somerset.

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Apple has managed to partner with the giants of the textbook business including McGraw-Hill (MHP), Pearson, Houghton, and Mifflin.

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Apple said it is partnering with several major textbook companies -- including Pearson, McGraw-Hill and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, who will make e-books for the store, according to Fortune.

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