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innerdaemon.wordpress.com - 9/24/2008
Apple rejects Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
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It’s under NDA but evidently Apple rejected Microsoft Office for the Mac because it competes with Apple’s iWork. Also, Firefox was rejected because it could confuse users about which to browser to use. Other candidates on the reject list include NetNewsWire, RealPlayer, and ...

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Microsoft’s ‘I’m a PC’ Ads Created On Macs
roughlydrafted.com - 9/19/2008
Microsoft’s ‘I’m a PC’ Ads Created On Macs
— roughlydrafted.com — Daniel Eran Dilger After dumping its $10 million contract with Jerry Seinfeld after just three ads (only two of which even aired) Microsoft has created new ad copy where regular people and a few celebrities say, “I’m a PC!” One problem with the ... (more) Microsoft’s ‘I’m a PC’ Ads Created On Macs

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Microsoft announcement tomorrow: No more Seinfeld ads!
valleywag.com - 9/18/2008
Microsoft announcement tomorrow: No more Seinfeld ads!
— valleywag.com — Remember those awful Microsoft ads with Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates ? Well, now you can forget them. Microsoft flacks are desperately dialing reporters to spin them about "phase two" of the ad campaign a phase, due to be announced tomorrow, which ... (more) Microsoft announcement tomorrow: No more Seinfeld ads!

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Apple rejects another app for "duplicating functionality"
arstechnica.com - 9/23/2008
Apple rejects another app for "duplicating functionality"
— arstechnica.com — Yet another app was rejected by Apple for ostensibly duplicating functionality of built-in apps. However, as we've seen before, this is not necessarily the case, frustrating developers even further. Read More... (more) Apple rejects another app for "duplicating functionality"

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Apple rejects Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (it duplicates iWork functionality)
MacDailyNews — Apple rejects Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (it duplicates iWork functionality) Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 10:52 AM EDT "It’s under NDA but evidently Apple rejected Microsoft Office for the Mac because it competes with Apple’s iWork. Also, Firefox was rejected because it could confuse users about which to browser to use," Inner Daemon writes. "Other candidates on the reject list include NetNewsWire, RealPlayer, and Lightroom," Inner Daemon writes. Full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Cupertino, we have a problem.

iPO Editorial - Apple's Treatment of Some iPhone Developers is Unwise
The Mac Observer — ... . It's gotten so bad that irony and sarcasm are bubbling up. Many Apple customers and writers are extremely experienced at poking fun at Microsoft. If that collective talent gets turned on Apple, the results will get ugly, and soon that atmosphere will degenerate into bitterness and internecine warfare. Wil Shipley, a software author for the Delicious Monster, ...

Apple's Treatment of Some iPhone Developers is Unwise
MacBytes.com — ... . It's gotten so bad that irony and sarcasm are bubbling up. Many Apple customers and writers are extremely experienced at poking fun at Microsoft. If that collective talent gets turned on Apple, the results will get ugly, and soon that atmosphere will degenerate into bitterness and internecine warfare. Wil Shipley, a software author for the Delicious Monster, ...

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