Exclusive: Apple projects retail store revenue to double in 2005
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New service and repair documents for Apple's Power Mac G5 computers appear to show images of an unreleased revision to the product line, according to photos and documentation recently obtained by AppleInsider.
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger will include tighter integration with Apple's internet services and sport a refreshed Finder interface, according to reports that cannot be positively confirmed, but are believed to reflect accurate information on the latest builds of the OS.
Apple Computer, Inc. is preparing to add a new iBook to its lineup of standard configurations, raising its total retail iBook offerings to 4 models, reliable sources tell AppleInsider
Exclusive: Apple Computer Inc. had previously planned to open up to four retail stores in Canada by the end of the 2004 calendar year, according to internal company documents and retail roll-out plans recently shown to AppleInsider.
Exclusive: Apple Computer will open its second retail store in Japan later this year. The flagship store in Osaka will join Apple's premier flagship store in Tokyo, but company documents recently shown to AppleInsider reveal that the company is currently scouting over two dozen retail locations in the country.
Although Apple's 4th generation iPod exists as nothing more than rumor, sources say the new media player is due sometime this year with added video capabilities.
Amidst increasing Apple reseller frustration and several pending lawsuits related to the subject, Apple has begun requiring that its employees follow a set of guidelines when speaking about resellers, service providers, and third-party products.
Although Apple Computer's retail initiative remains a young venture, the company is struggling to achieve its goal of selling protection plans to customers at the same rate as CompUSA.
Apple Computer seeded developers on Friday with the second external build of Mac OS X 10.3.4, which is labeled with build number 7H46.
Continuing to raise its profile overseas, Apple Computer is proceeding with plans to open its second store in Japan in Osaka during the fall of 2004. The flagship store will be large enough to sport a number of architectural advancements that won't be found in any of the company's U.S. locations, sources tell AppleInsider.
Apple Computer is in the final stages of negotiations with the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA) and the record labels represented by Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) over plans to bring its iTunes Music Store to Canada. But according to the CMRRA, the launch date for the Canadian version of the music store remains "entirely in Apple's hands."
Apple may be double checking the operability of its new high-end eMac, while shipments of refreshed iBook and PowerBook models are reportedly already in transit to the US.
Confirming previous reports, sources with an unblemished track record tell AppleInsider that Apple is preparing to announce new versions of its consumer iBook and professional-grade PowerBook next week.
Apple Computer is expected to make several product announcements this Sunday when it hosts a "Moving pictures. Moving sound. Moving the industry." presentation at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) conference in Las Vegas. In addition to professional software product updates, rumor has it that the company may debut a totally new software technology.
In the two weeks following Apple's announcement that iPod mini worldwide availability had been pushed back to July, neither Apple resellers nor the company's retail stores have received a shipment of iPod minis, various sources tell AppleInsider.
Apple retail stores 'Ala Moana' in Honolulu, Hawaii and 'Twelve Oaks' in Novi, Michigan, ranked atop a list of company stores who met or surpassed their CPU sales goal for the second quarter of fiscal 2004. The two stores surpassed their sales goal by 140% and 147%, respectively.
Mirroring a move made on the Windows software side, and reflecting a long-term corporate strategy, Symantec has internally declared an \"end-of-life\" (EOL) to Norton Utilities for the Macintosh, sources tell AppleInsider.
Apple fans are in a frenzy, but this time its due to a lack of 'insanely great' products emerging from Cupertino in the first quarter of 2004. Since January's Macworld Expo, the computer company has failed to produce a single new hardware offering and has run into problems delivering those products that were announced during the first days of the year.
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Having seen the strategic value of Symbiot's iSIMS security system running on its Xserve platform, Apple moved quickly to form a partnership between the two companies, Symbiot officials confirmed to AppleInsider last week.
Inventory parts for Apple's portable products will begin to arrive in the company's retail stores tomorrow, sources tell AppleInsider. As major component of forthcoming Apple ProCare service, all retail locations will adopt a new set of guidelines for handing laptop repairs.
Apple Computer last week advised its reseller channel to immediately submit all orders for end-of-quarter purchases, sources said. The company went on to warn dealers that all CPU inventory (with the exception of Power Macs) is expected to be "sold-out" by March 27th and a product dry spell would occur for approximately the first three weeks in April.
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