From MacDailyNews, No, Apple did not fire 1,600 retail store employees

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App Maker to Run Boston Marathon Dressed as iPhone (via Cult of Mac)

From the Macelope Weekly, Its not Dead Yet

As fun as it’s been over the last three years—watching the Zune stumble and fall, then get up for a second only to slip on a banana peel, right itself, sigh heavily, adjust its propeller hat and horn-rimmed glasses held together in the middle by tape, take a tentative step forward, and slip again on the exact same banana peel—we should face the fact of the matter: we need the Zune.

No, not as a comedy foil, although that aspect of it has, to date, been awesome (thanks, Microsoft!). No, we need it as a big-name competitor. All joking aside, the Zune does bring to market alternative features that Apple later implements, such as wireless and, soon, according to rumors, HD.

And, maybe someday, brown.

From Computerworld, Forrester Research *gasp* recommends the iPhone for enterprise

Forrester Research’s Ted Schadler put out a report today called “Making iPhone Work In The Enterprise: Early Lessons Learned,” which chronicles three companies’ experiences with integrating the iPhone into their enterprise. Kraft Foods, Oracle and Amylin Pharmaceuticals all took the plunge, and their experiences were overwhelmingly good.

Edible Apple quoting Reuters

“As much as iPhone and App Store is a success for Apple, it’s a humiliating defeat for the rest of the mobile industry,” said Bengt Nordstrom, Chief Executive of telecoms consultant Northstream.

From iPhone Savior, Best Buy Customer Finds Large ‘Brick’ Inside New MacBook Pro Box

Stuff Christians Like, #534, Fancy Electronic Bibles

From MacDailyNews, Microsoft inflicts Windows Vista service pack, er, ‘Windows 7’ RC; final version release in October

Check it out at the link. Can’t really find a snarky money-quote.