New & Noteworthy: Apple worming into IT; Motorola plant

on hold

Apple worming into IT Writing for ZDNet AnchorDesk, Stephan Somogyi opines that Apple has done a good job taking care of its XServe customers on the pricing front. "It turns out that all Xserve customers will get Jaguar Serverfor a $20 upgrade fee as part of Apple's Mac OS X Up-To-Date program. Apple decided--wisely, I might add--to make sure that all Xserve customers were covered. Apple needs all the help it can get overcoming the inherent prejudice against Macs in IT that has developed over the years." More.

Motorola plant on hold Motorola has put its plans to commence production at a $1.9 billion chip manufacturing facility in China on hold. The company said originally mass production at its new plant in the northern coastal city of Tianjin would begin in the first half of 2002. That date has now been moved back to the second half of the year, with company spokspersons blaming a downturn in the semiconductor industry for the delay. More.