MacJury #826: Apple’s Financials, to FireWire or Not to FireWire and Apple TV Commercial Effectiveness

October 24, 2008 by Chuck · Comments Off
Filed under: Business 
 
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The MacJury considers Apple’s quarterly financial results, the lack of FireWire ports on the new MacBooks, and the latest Apple commercials. Find out why Apple is no longer just a computer company, what Steve Jobs’ appearance on the financial call means (or doesn’t mean), and what an accounting procedure means for both you and Apple. Apple’s senior management and perpetuation, who’s buying new laptops, glossy vs. matte screens and much more are put on the stand by the panel of:

Pat Fauquet Jeff Gamet Chuck La Tournous Terry White Chuck Joiner
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MacJury #825: Deliberations on the New MacBook, MacBook Pro and Cinema Display

October 15, 2008 by Chuck · Comments Off
Filed under: Business, Hardware 
 
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The MacJury takes a look at the brand new MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops, what they offer and what was missed. The pros and cons of glass screens and trackpads, the new display connector, the loss of the trackpad button, the disappearance of FireWirek and what it means for video on the MacBook, the new graphics chips, the growing dimensions of the MacBook Pro 15″, the greening of the Apple laptops and much more are all entered into evidence and discussed by the panel of:

Adam Christianson John Grzeskowiak Chuck La Tournous Jean MacDonald
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Dan Pourhadi Chuck Joiner
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