I don't get it
http://www.spymac.com/details/?2321924

Why did the assaination cause the stock to drop? Was she wearing an iPod and it failed to save her life?

Why this this has to do with betanews? Ohh, nevermind, it's Apple, anything do with Apple makes headline here. Of course, except negative news, which will never post it here.

And for some of you knows nothing about stocks, Apple is just currently in favor, once it does it run, it wills return back to it's fair value. Just look at CROX and TASR. Every dog has it's day. Current hot stocks included AAPL, RIMM, GOOG, MA, and few others.

Actually, they rarely say anything good about Apple. usually they are just kissing M$'s rear end. For example, they are not even reporting on the huge flaw in that turd...M$ Windows Home Server.

http://www.engadget.com/...rver-bug-corrupts-files/

On second thought, if they did report on all M$ flaws, there would be no room for anything else.

Says the guy using IE on a Windows computer. Lying jagoff. (pitdingo2)

ROFLMAO!!!
What a hoot!

BetaNews only says good things about APPLE and they rarely say anything good about Apple.

Listening to you fanboys is like getting directions from the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz!

I wonder what will happen as the myriad HS students have to go out and actually earn a living and find someplace to live other than their parents house...yeah, I know, this concept totally confuses you.

Here's an idea...simply worry about stories that impact the environment you actually care about and don't worry about the others. Duh!

Ok, got 2 comments (just comments, not trying to start a war...much) :-)

1. I have NO PROBLEM with Apple stock going to $200 (or $400, or $4 for that matter...) what I have a problem with is that some yahoo in Pakistan gets offed, and that causes Apple (and the Tech industry as a whole...or any other market for that matter...) to tank? What the heck does that have to do with anything? It is sad, don't get me wrong, but it has zero to do with Apple, or GE, or Exxon, or Cardinal, etc.! Gotta agree with another poster, the whole idea of "stocks" is a bit disconnected from what they are supposed to be based on. The "value" of a company...not whether the Spice Girls tour is doing well! (obvious exaggeration, but mark my words, if it tanks somewhere....stocks will fall, and I don't mean just their record company, I mean everything!)

2. 5 years ago, Apple made (what appeared to be...) a cleaner product (design wise), supported it well (supposedly), and their price difference made (to some people, probably not me...) some sense. Special processor, special OS, special add-on cards, special I/F (Firewire, etc.), things were very DIFFERENT from WinTel/etc. because from the ground up they were different. Therefore price could logically be different because the product looked/felt/was different...

But now (Mac folks...) the hardware is Intel, the OS is Linux (don't start...you know it is just Linux with a dedicated dev team behind it....), the add-on cards/periph/etc. are the same as WinTel (for the most part) and you can run Windows natively on the same hardware that has a Mac sticker on the front!! NOW...(again Mac folks...) I think you should feel ripped off!

Kinda like American automobile companies saying they want to move production to Mexico, China, wherever the heck else so that they can make the vehicles "cheaper" for the American consumer....but the prices of their vehicles KEEP GOING UP! (oh, and by the way they lay off some poor guy/gal that has been turning a wrench for the last 20 years and making $40k doing it...now what are they supposed to do? With the overabundance of "manufacturing" jobs, they can just get another one huh! NOPE!)

Just my 2c...

Concerned Citizen.. :-)

Sm00ter,
I too am a concerned citizen, and here's my 2 cents worth, must stress am only going to address your first item, no argument with the other two.
The problem we have here is that a rogue state has nukes, now you may not be in the general reach of their ICBM's, but by holy dingo dung, I sure am!
Praise the lord, it is India that are our current cricket opponents!

The Mac is NOT Linux. It is based upon FreeBSD, a version of Berkeley UNIX derived from the licensing of UNIX from Bell Labs by UC-Berkeley!

It has little to do with Linux.

And as far as the differences, the I/O formats were universal. They were in no way platform dependent.

The difference was that they originally used Motorola, SCSI and NuBus, and then moved to a Power. The only real differences were the CPU and the bus structure. Nothing else was platform dependent. In fact, when NT4 first debuted, it supported Power as well-until MS killed that support!

So you perceptions of the fundamental differences are more emotional than real.

I love Power, but moving to a commodity platform where the developers have a reason for developing for the desktop - where IBM does not- made complete sense. And a unified platform allowing for all OSes to run natively is great. Now, if Apple will just release OSX for all PCs - even in an unsupported form, all will be great.

And stocks provide a means for a company to raise capital. It is a very good indication of the popular support they have that so many would pay this price to provide Apple with the cash to fund future products. So they are fundamentally tied to the company and the market.

And as far as your social economics and politics, just like Bhutto's assassination, it has nothing to do with Apple.

the markets tank because Pakistan is in turmoil and it as well has nukes.. Pakistan and India have been at each other for years. A nuclear exchange between Pakistan and India would destroy America's economy since all the f*cking jew owned and operated businesses have off-shored most of the jobs to India and Pakistan for cheap labor. Personally, I'm eager for a total economic collapse..

1. I have NO PROBLEM with Apple stock going to $200 (or $400, or $4 for that matter...) what I have a problem with is that some yahoo in Pakistan gets offed, and that causes Apple (and the Tech industry as a whole...or any other market for that matter...) to tank? What the heck does that have to do with anything? It is sad, don't get me wrong, but it has zero to do with Apple, or GE, or Exxon, or Cardinal, etc.! Gotta agree with another poster, the whole idea of "stocks" is a bit disconnected from what they are supposed to be based on. The "value" of a company...not whether the Spice Girls tour is doing well! (obvious exaggeration, but mark my words, if it tanks somewhere....stocks will fall, and I don't mean just their record company, I mean everything!)

Huh...how about you tell investors that terrorism doesn't affect consumer confidence anywhere in the world, so the millions of dollars their investing in these companies are safe.

"It's ok guys...it's only terrorism, people will still buy the ipods, don't worry give apple your millions".

Why?

--->Personally, I'm eager for a total economic collapse..

At 200+ you'd hope that the dividends are good. Unless you are a day trader thats pretty much what counts for most long term investors.

...!...!...!...This is something, I will NEVER understand...!...!...! pinche stocks

Just an FYI. Some of your articles are prompting me for a login/password to view them...

who really gives a sh*t?? the stock market is grossly manipulated and the prices for most stocks is the result of a worthless US dollar. the FED dumps 2 billion into the market each day to keep it afloat.. it's all funny money, created out of thin air..

I sure hope you're not an economics professor. But you might want to interview at the Discovery Institute....they love people like you there.

Not today. Looks like it tanked in the last 30 minutes of trading and will end up around $198 1/4.

overpriced junk and overpriced junk, i mean stock, hehe
either way, MS wins since they own a lot of Apple :D

This is the fact a lot of people forget about.
Microsoft win either way.

And like clockwork, the MS minions, who have no interest in Apple and don't use their product are here first to worry their little hearts out over Apple - the company they don't care about.

So while we're here, here's a tasty tidbit from MS for your entertainment as they whine over their inability to buy DoubleClick...:

"Forcing customers to use a single format, Microsoft argued, is an exclusionary practice that is harmful to competition, and thus should be prevented through government intervention."

Well put. So all of the MS minions cans suck on that one for a while...
;-))

unfortunately, in the real world, M$ does not own any Apple stock. Sorry to ruin your fantasy.

pit can't afford Apple products, this is why he lashes out. The losers are always the angry ones because so many people have it better than they do.

Actually, it's almost certain they still do.
Yes, the 1997 lot was sold off, but it is suggested they bought some more in around 2001-2004.

They aren't great in comparison to Apple's total shares available, but are still a reasonable source of income for Microsoft.

No, Microsoft don't have any power over Apple decisions, I know this already before you say anything.

i love ms and it's products, no reason to hide by anything.
arguing with mindless sheep who love their extremely closed platform is pointless..
http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/4251
http://www.pcadvisor.co....tryid=1359&blogid=4
http://bigtech.blogs.for...issues-hurt-the-company/
http://www.news.com/8301...-9786644-37.html?tag=tb

what? I'm speaking my own mind by publishing facts? Outrageous...unfortunately I am immune to sheep mentality. Poor thing, hehe

LOL, that about sums it up for most of the PC losers here that are haters. A wise man once said, "Don't hate the player, hate the game." (^__^)

I don't care about either one except to the degree that they offer functionality.

Besides, I live in other OS environments and use MS and the Mac only to the degree necessary to perform a job.

But if forced to choose between the 2, the Mac would be a simple choice.

Mindless sheep indeed!
Especially as we watch you confirm via actions what your words deny.

For someone who doesn't care about Apple, you sure spend allot of time worrying about them here!

Bottomline...my money is on you: being totally dependent upon MS for your job...&/or... you don't know another OS except via a magazine...&/or...you are still in HS/college and don't have a clue. But then that is being redundant...

sure. typed from my Mac Book Pro while i am listening to my iPod Classic. Yeah, i can't afford Apple products. lol. keep dreaming

The funniest thing is this Mac Book Pro is a far better value than a Vista laptop of similar hardware specs.

lol. your links are "facts"?

All's i read is belly-aching about the iPhone being closed, when Steve Jobs said back before the iPhone launched that a SDK was coming, but they needed more time to work on it. Sorry you leave out that "fact" from your fantasy.

THe other link has Sony and M$ saying Apple needs to be open. LOL! Imagine that, Sony and M$ saying Apple is bad. yeah, Sony and M$ are real nice. They want to raise rates above the 99 cents Apple changes on iTunes. You want this?

Go back to your parents basement and World of Warcraft.

LMAO! Keep telling yourself that pit.

So then you are nothing but an Apple cheerleader? We'll just put you in the same group as Dave / Joey if you aren't him already.

Pathetic fanboys crack me up.

I own two iPods, an 80GB video and a new nano which I gave to my wife on Christmas because the 80GB is a tank. They both suck compared to my Sansa. At least the 80GB was free.

The only cool thing is the cover flow, which you don't have on your classic.

How's your only gaming system? The Wii? Did you buy it because it matches your other white Apple products? You are such a loser, I'd bet you did.

the carpenter can take you out to lunch eh?

"How's your only gaming system? The Wii?"

It is doing great. The Wii continues to dominate sales of both hardware and software with no sign of slowing down. Mario Galaxy is by far the best game on any of the next generation systems.

Heck, even the PS3 outsold the XBox 360 this past month.

PS - did not know personal attacks were allowed on Beta News. But i guess when you work for Beta News it is okay.

Pitdrongo,
Just an observation on your Mac Book, I'm typing this on a Dell XPS M1730, CPU Intel extreme X7900, GPU's dual Nvidia GeForce 8700M GT, twin 64GB SSD's, 4GB Ram & some other fancy spec's. Price AUD7.2K, and yep running Vista Ultimate (could have, perhaps should have gone with the XP option). However if Apple were to build an equivalent it wold have cost in excess of AUD10K, assuming they could build it.
'Though I will concede Apple's build quality is impeccable when you get into their high end rigs.

And, before Joey/Dave et al ask, the answer is NO! I did not select a (2) BloRay option.

and "Dont hate the player if you cant play the game"

You have money to burn, spend it how you want. Notebook gaming sucks, IMO...have fun upgrading that notebook. Oh you can't...lol...sucker. I am sure Dell will sell you another AUD7200 machine.

I have SLI ( 7900 GTX * 2) on my built desktop now...never make that mistake again. Better off just getting a single card and then upgrading to a new top card after a year, as you end up with better performance and features.

Point stands...if you want the best value, get an Apple. Sounds strange, but my have the times changed.

HEHE...yes, you are sheep indeed

Too bad you limit yourself to games designed for 8 year olds. You still think I'm a 360 fanboy, which I'm not.

I just happen to like the 360 the best for pure gaming. I love the Wii because I can interact with my daughters and have fun with our entire family.

The level of interaction is limited to swinging a stick in some games like baseball (where the players do everything else)

I think you are comfortable with simpler things. The true sign of a simpleton.

I noticed you didnt dispute the fact that you are an Apple cheerleader. Not surprising.

poor bas****

Well said alpha,

These morons buy Apple products just be seen as non-conformists. In reality, they are the biggest sheep on the planet.

These are the same unshaven greasy haired, scarf wearing losers that go to Borders, sit in the $6 coffee house and pretend to be intellectuals while reading books on tantra and trancendental meditation.

I'd like to punch pitdingo and all the other angry Apple loners in the ****ing crotch.

ROFLMAO

Yep, you MS fanboys sure are individualists!

And as always, those who claim to care nothing about Apple are obsessed with trolling the Apple postings.

Maybe you should sit closer to the fools sitting in the coffeehouses and ask them to explain to you how the opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference. Duh!

Thanks for the laughs. Reading about MS whining that Google may get Doubleclick (that MS tried to buy! ;-) or how the EU is dismantling the oh so user oriented OS, or of some new security exploit that can't even be called news anymore, gets old after several years of the same old stories...

Yup, I don't give a sh!t about Apple or MS.

Whatever you say fanboy....such an individualist.

I hope you are not referring to me. I hate Microsoft as a whole. I own both Apple and MS products, just like I own both HD formats and a PS3, 360 and a Wii.

You misunderstand me completely, I dont have to take sides with Apple or MS, Sony or Nintendo, Blu-Ray or HD-DVD. I simply buy them all and decide which one is best based on objective opinion. I don't care how much something costs and worry if I made the right choice like Dave / Joey, then spread lies to make myself feel better.

I make a very good living and luckily I don't have to budget our spending on entertainment and electronics.

Everybody picks a side and cheerleads like little scared lemmings. The difference between myself and most people is I want access to all HD movies, not just one format, all video games, not just one particular console.

As far as Microsoft is concerned, they are one of the biggest evil empires on the planet, but when you have one good choice of O/S that almost all software is designed for, you pick the path of least resistance, not the "I want to be different" brand that is great for video editing, musicians and loading your iPod.

My proof is that my $79 Sansa sounds better than my $379 80GB Video iPod, which is sad. Apple is truly overrated and overpriced garbage in my opinion. People seem to think they are important just because people see them with an iPod versus some other brand.

To show you what kind of person I am, I just shelled out $199 for an 8GB Nano for my wife on Christmas, knowing full well that the iPod truly sucks a bag of s*** compared to less expensive players. Why? Because she wanted one. Instead of letting my opinion of Apple get in the way of something she wanted, I just bought the damn thing and shut the **** up to make her happy.

You are one stupid individual foxfyre, evidently you are a side choosing cheerleader along with the rest of the half dead zombies roaming the planet but you just don't know it.

You buy brand X and bash the cometition simply because you were forced to decide. I buy one of each so I can watch listen and play whatever I please and then tell you what sucks because I actually know the difference.

The fact is the "Apple clan" fits into a tight little stereotype of 25-40 year old, self proclaimed, wannabe upscale non-conformists.

But I bet those intellectuals can spell it properly!

--->and trancentental[sic] meditation.

The 360 just does not cut it...the thing is only selling in America...to teenagers or 25 year olds living in their parents basement.

If yet another boring fps shooter interests you, have fun. If having your box brick and being unable to play anything is a good time for you, hey, so be it.

Mario Galaxy is a deeper game than anything on the 360 or PS3. Nothing can compare to Zelda or Metroid. But, if you really were a gamer, you would know that.

Kind of like a real computer user knows Leopard is better than Vista. Or a real car enthusiast knows a BMW is better than a Pontiac. Or a food connoisseur knows butter tastes better than margarine.

Yeah, i am a fan of Apple; they make the best products. iPhone is better than any other smart phone. iPod is better than any other MP3 player.

I dout it.

Funny --- I'm significantly older than your upper limit, and my kids (who bought with their own money) are significantly younger than your minimum...

--->The fact is the "Apple clan" fits into a tight little stereotype of 25-40 year old, self proclaimed, wannabe upscale non-conformists.

Says the person who has never listened to a superior Sansa or Zune. You are so brainwashed, it almost comical.

Wii games? Deep? LMAO! you stupid ****. The Wii reminds me of a DS or GBA that's hooked up to your TV. My kids love it, that would explain why you do too.

I'm right and everyone knows it.

If you notice, everyone agrees the included iPod headphones are crap, but they wont trade them in for a better pair because they arent white. People see white headphones and think iPod so they don't want people to think they are using some other MP3 player. It's absolutely true.

Any dynamic range test will sow how crappy the iPod really is compared to other players. The iPod is to MP3 as BOSE is to home theater.... laughed at by people who know the difference between good equipment and good marketing.