Here's a big reason why my Bootcamp partition can soon be erased: Valve is releasing Steam for Mac! In case you didn't know, Steam is a Valve-run platform through which you can download and purchase games. All your purchases stay "in the cloud", so with one username & password you are able to download and reinstall all your games on any computer. No more worrying about safe-keeping serial numbers and storing all your original CDs/DVDs. Valve worked closely with Apple to bring the Steam … [Read more...]
Apple Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results
CUPERTINO, California—April 20, 2010—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2010 second quarter ended March 27, 2010. The Company posted revenue of $13.50 billion and net quarterly profit of $3.07 billion, or $3.33 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $9.08 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.62 billion, or $1.79 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 41.7 percent, up from 39.9 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales … [Read more...]