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Apple vs. Wintel

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June 3, 2011 3:51 PM
by John Gruber

Apple vs. Wintel

Nice catch from MacDailyNews: as of the close of market today, Apple is worth more than Microsoft and Intel combined. And some tasty claim chowder on this Bill Gates quote from June 1998, regarding Steve Jobs’s return to Apple as CEO:

“What I can’t figure out is why he [Steve Jobs] is even trying? He knows he can’t win.”

According to Wolfram Alpha, using their mean market caps for the entire month of June 1998 (it was a volatile month amidst the boom), the Wintel combination was worth $339 billion, vs. $3.5 billion for Apple. Put another way, Microsoft and Intel combined were worth 96 times more than Apple then. Since then, you get this.

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Introducing the All-New NOOK™: The Simple Touch Re… – Barnes & Noble Book Clubs

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As a devoted reader, I’m just as excited as you are for each new NOOK development. So when I finally had a chance to hold our All-New NOOK™? in my hands—available for pre-order now—I immediately thought of all the great ways it would make reading even better.

First, it’s ultra-light and thin—something that will make my daily subway commute easier than ever.

Next the incredible battery life—up to 2 months on a single charge—had me looking ahead to summer weekend trips, with one fewer charger to pack.

And when I saw the crisp, clear E Ink® Pearl Display, combined with an easy-to-use touchscreen, I could immediately tell that the All-New NOOK is, quite frankly, the simple touch reader I’ve been waiting for.

Read our press release to learn more about the All-New NOOK, The Simple Touch Reader.

via bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com

I so want one – just a reader, no distractions like some other pads…

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(via Making Light)

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(Via Boing Boing.)