The Cool Link List #1 - Apple

Apple Inc - Apple has not always been cool. In fact it was not all that long ago that there was a lot of doubt about the companie's ability to survive. In 1997 Michael Dell, of Dell Computer was asked what might be done to fix Apple, his answer was "I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders."

Ten years later things couldn't be more different at Apple. The introduction of the iPod and the iTunes Store Apple changed the landscape of digital music distrobution, and in the process made Apple the number three music retailer in the county. The iPhone, avaliable since June of '07 has already sold over 4 million units, and while there have been critisims (mostly in regard to AT&T's slow EDGE network) there is no doubt that the iPhone is well on its way to braking open the cell phone market.

All those iPod and iPhone sales seem to be having a "halo" effect, opening people up to the idea of using other Apple products. MacBook and MacBook Pro sales are up significantly (I switched to a MacBook Pro myself after several years of Toshiba and Dell laptops) as are sales of iMacs. In fact Apple has reported its best quarter ever.