From MacBlogz, Things Are Heating Up: Steve Jobs, iPhone and Healthy Communication

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The WSJ goes on to explain that Jobs has been extremely involved in Apple’s recent happenings around iPhone 3.0. “People privy to the company’s strategy say Apple is working on new iPhone models and a portable device that is smaller than its current laptop computers but bigger than the iPhone or iPod Touch.” This has been a long-standing Apple rumor, similar to that of the iPhone before the iPhone was officially unveiled. It’s been understood that Apple isn’t particularly interested in getting involved in the netbook game, no matter how lucrative others think it is… Enter the tablet.

From the Channel Register, Microsoft conjures imaginary ‘Apple Tax’
What Price Nonsense?

On Thursday, Microsoft released a company-sponsored snark-fest written by Roger L. Kay of Endpoint Technology Associates that is, simply put, an embarrassment.

This report, entitled What Price Cool? (PDF) and breathlessly pimped by The Windows Experience Blog-poodle Brandon LeBlanc, is riddled with inaccuracies, misstatements, and distortions.

The premise of WPC? is two-fold: first, that the Mac is a success because Mac fanbois simply want to be “cool,” and second, that there’s an enormous hidden “Apple tax” lurking to devour the wallets of Mac users.

I am looking forward to Apple’s response. I find Redmond’s “fighting back,” no matter how pathetic, promising. Only because I know that Apple will be on it like a piranha on a corndog and Ballmer will have to stock up on more anti-perspirant (not that any of it has worked thus far).

A cool Easter Apple image from TheAppleBlog:

The Revenge of NBC? (via MacUser)

From MacDailyNews, Apple Retail Stores finally dump Windows Mobile-based checkout devices for iPod touch units

MacDailyNews Take: Since we knew what those EasyPay devices were running (POS describes it perfectly), we’re happy to learn that finally we’ll soon we’ll no longer have to feel slightly dirty when making purchases at Apple’s retail stores. We’re 100% Microsoft-free here, thanks. Now Apple’s retail experience will finally be pristine, too.

From iPhone Savior, Style Guide: Must-Have iPhone App iCon Buttons

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STYLE GUIDE – These handmade app icon buttons will encourage every cult of iPhone fanatic to wear their obsession loud and proud. There’s no better way to add epic flair (and tiny pin holes) to your painfully lackluster wardrobe. Make every Apple geek insanely jealous with your fashion sense, because you know how to think different.

Well she mentions an iPhone:

Apple Day gives us, In Depth: 10 Reasons why we’ll see an iPhone This June

Want to know what they are? Go read the article.

appletell does the smack-down, Think you’ve got a good computer set-up? Think again.

Check out the rest at Ahoy’s

From Cult of Mac, Wash & Learn: iPhone Soap