Big day for Apple, Jobs

 

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News cascades out of the Macworld trade show, as Apple announces an investment in EarthLink, Steve Jobs jettisons the "interim" from his CEO title and the Mac OS X operating system is unveiled. "Apple is the last company in our industry that makes the whole widget." - Steve Jobs, Apple CEO

Apple invests $200 million in EarthLink update Apple will invest heavily in the ISP, joining the swelling ranks of computer makers forging alliances with Internet service providers to distribute their products in an increasingly cutthroat market. Jobs takes Apple CEO job full time Steve Jobs says he'll drop the "interim" from his title, capping a two-and-a-half-year search for a full-time chief. Microsoft preps new Office, IE for Macs The software giant officially announces support for the upcoming version of the Macintosh operating system, a move that could soothe developers' concerns. AOL 5.0 for Mac coming by "end of winter" Months after releasing an updated version of its online service for PC users, America Online says it will launch a version of AOL 5.0 for Macintosh users.