Cupertino Chaos Continues

Cupertino, California — The temperature outside Apple's R&D Campus reached a calm and cool 69 degrees this afternoon. Aside from the flags fluttering in the 21 mph wind outside the main entrance, all seemed calm and collected at the 1 Infinite Loop complex. Still, it came as no surprise to this friendly ghost when gasps for air could be heard emanating from the executive offices, as if the thermostat had been cranked, full blast.

It seems — according to Mr. Jade's embedded friends — that the executive office and legal divisions at our favorite fruit company have becoming increasingly more intimate ever since a leaked iPod photo made its way into devilish hands, and ultimately a public internet cartoon.

Speaking of heat, this translucent creature is still steamy at Apple Legal's Sue Ronfolo for persisting in her butchery of its name in the most recent ambush of cease-and-desist greeting cards sent to "Kaspar Jade."

Gathering himself from his disgruntled state, Mr. Jade made his way to Lincoln Elementary School to retrieve his youngest offspring. To his surprise, the sneaky little rug-rat had taken nuggets of information overheard from his father's phone conversations about the Power Mac G5, and rendered them into this drawing during Mrs. Fletcher's art class. While this spiritual life-form is skeptical of his son's psychological powers, he's astonished at the similarities to the rumored G5 attire, including the brushed metal dressing.

Interesting to say the least. If confirmed, this friendly ghost will eagerly probe the youngster for his visions of the company's new XServe, which, according to a pack of mole rats, will also be based on the Hypertransport architecture. Bullish enthusiasts suggest that these new rack-mount systems, coupled with the company's server version of Panther, will make a serious bid for the server platform of the future.

But hold your horses at the gate! If that doesn't tickle your fancy, imagine the possibilities that may stem from recent meetings between Intel executives and Apple CEO and Cofounder, Steve Jobs. To call this news a rumor would greatly undermine one of Mr. Jade's prized acquaintances.