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It’s become common practice for Apple loyalists, technology gurus, and the American media to bash AT&T and their iPhone exclusivity. When you really look at what they’ve done, don’t they deserve just a tiny bit of credit? Just like anything else…

Apple and Microsoft are currently engaged in an escalating exchange of barbs with their respective TV ad campaigns. Although it’s getting a lot of attention now, Apple has been bashing PCs in their commercials for decades. It’s really interesting to…

The infamous “cult of Mac” has been associated with the Apple brand for decades, but now that the company’s products are getting more attention, is the whole idea getting out of control? I would say so. No matter how many people own an iPod or…

Over the years Steve Jobs has made some pretty bold statements. At the time, people may have shrugged him off but they sure are listening now. Take a look at these 13 quotes which show just how much of a visionary he is. He knew there would…

During a recent trip to one of their retail stores I discovered Verizon is barely even trying to keep their customers from flocking to Apple’s iPhone. Are they giving in to defeat? What’s their game plan? Despite my love for nearly all things Apple, I have…

Just about everyone views Apple as the computer industry’s innovative leader. Consumers drool over their products and competitors shake their fists with envy. Even with that said, do we still not truly understand how much they play a role in jump-starting…

Everyone’s used to hearing Apple addicts ramble about how much better Macs are than Windows-based PCs, but what’s really the big deal? What about them is so great and worth the (comparatively) large investment? A few months ago…

The sky fell this week. Christmas was cancelled by Apple and apparently Steve Jobs is getting ousted a second time… according to the out-of-control rumor mongerers, at least. Reality is a crazy thing, though. Why report the truth when you…

It was a fairly slow news week overall in Appleland. No juicy new products, but there were rumors galore about a DRM-free iTunes Store and the imminent 10.5.6 update coming sometime during the week. Alas, none of it was true. Someday…

There was a slew of nonsense being spread throughout the media about outdated Apple support articles and soon-to-be-crushed Mac clones this week, but somewhere in that mess of paranoia and drama there were more important stories to…

Despite the Thanksgiving holiday and a generally slow news week dominated by Black Friday sales, there were a few goodies tossed in the mix. MacYourself’s Top 5 Apple News Stories & Headlines of the Week for November 30, 2008…

Starting today MacYourself will be offering a new weekly series of articles that recap what we believe are the five most important Apple-related news stories of the week, with links to the original sources. Since our main purpose for…