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To: WebDrone who wrote (22779)	1/25/1999 9:40:00 AM
From: VivB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

Apple's HAL Commercial to Air on Super Bowl; Famous Computer Reveals Macintosh is Free from Y2K Bug Monday January 25, 8:31 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Apple Computer, Inc. biz.yahoo.com CUPERTINO, Calif., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Apple Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL - news) and its advertising agency, TBWA/Chiat/Day, have created a 60-second television commercial to announce that the Macintosh does not suffer from the Y2K problem that is plaguing the rest of the world's computers. In Apple's creative tradition, the message is delivered by HAL, the computer from Stanley Kubrick's classic motion picture, ''2001: A Space Odyssey.'' ''HAL is the perfect spokesperson to address the Y2K issue because he lives in the year 2001 and can speak from experience,'' said Steve Jobs, Apple's interim CEO. ''Plus, HAL is the world's foremost expert on things that can go wrong with computers.'' Jobs debuted the HAL commercial during his keynote speech at Macworld Expo in San Francisco on January 5, 1999. Apple also provided the commercial on its web site (www.apple.com) for downloading, and over 250,000 copies of the commercial have been downloaded since January 5. Beginning immediately after HAL's debut, Apple began receiving hundreds and then thousands of emails from people pleading for HAL to appear on national broadcast television. Based on this phenomenal viewer response, Apple has decided to show HAL on this year's Super Bowl, which is expected to draw an audience exceeding 100 million viewers. HAL will appear during the first commercial break immediately following the kickoff. Apple Computer, Inc. ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II, and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is now recommitted to its original mission -- to bring the best personal computing products and support to students, educators, designers, scientists, engineers, businesspersons and consumers in over 140 countries around the world. Apple, the Apple logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Additional company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the individual companies and are respectfully acknowledged. SOURCE: Apple Computer, Inc.

To: WebDrone who wrote (22779)	1/25/1999 11:30:00 AM
From: J R KARY	Respond to of 213173

THINK country by country product launch a good move - does Tim Cook ? Web know you THINK a lot of Tim Cook's logistics but can you believe 55 % growth ! " SINGAPORE, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Apple Computer's sales in the Asia Pacific are expected to show stronger year-on-year gains in the next quarter, reflecting the success of iMac, Apple Asia Pacific President Graham Long said on Monday. ''The current quarter should exceed our expectations,'' Long told a news conference at the launch of its Power Macintosh G3 computer targeted at the professional market. He projected that Apple's Asia growth for the second quarter would be in line with the 55 percent year-on-year growth for Europe and 54 percent in United States in the first quarter. ''We should be in that ballpark,'' he told Reuters. biz.yahoo.com Super Bowl advt. looks like a year round theme -- "MAC 2000 compliant" Jim K.

To: WebDrone who wrote (22779)	1/25/1999 1:18:00 PM
From: Richard Habib	Respond to of 213173

Web, I brought this up a week or so ago and there was no comment. Actually, the revenue would be much higher because firewire is being considered for DVD players, digital camcorders, etc. The question is would all these companies take a license fee sitting down. I'd think the $1 per port is kind of an opening bargaining position but as you say, even 1/4 or less of that could generate extensive revenue. The downside is that the industry has a tendency to resist license fees. Rambus Ram even with Intel backing is constantly being attacked by the licensees trying to promote a competitive technology that would be without fees. Rich