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Can't get enough wild and crazy Apple rumors from the usual sites? Then this is the place for you - we can't leave the rumor mongering to Mac OS Rumors. There's too much fun to be had doing our own.

 - Anne Onymus

• Microsoft announces Cash for Clunker PCs, 2009.07.29. Beleaguered Microsoft, with declines in profits and market share, is offering cash for old computers to boost sales of new PCs with Windows Vista installed.
• StealthMac: 2 hardware solutions for Mac OS X on Windows PCs, 2009.01.26. Apple has been working on hardware to put a Mac inside a Windows PC for over a decade. The latest developments, according to our MacMole.
• Apple announces Mac OS X licensing, 2009.01.14. Apple decided it would rather switch policies than fight Pystar and others. OS X licensing program could change Psystar's future.
• New Apple drive supports Blu-ray and HD DVD, 2007.09.11. Tired of being second-guessed and sometimes outmaneuvered by Microsoft, Apple has embraced both next gen DVD formats with its new SuperDrive Extreme.
• California: Beyond 'no light bulbs for you', 2007.02.01. A Calfiornia assemblyman wants to make incandescent light bulbs illegal - but that's just the beginning. His next target: CRT monitors and TVs.
• IRS to tax Second Life, WoW, Monopoly: How to fight back, 2006.12.18. Nothing in life is certain but death and taxes, and now the IRS wants to tax your virtual life as well as your real one.
• Sudden impact: Apple's great Asteroid hoax, 2006.06.09. Truth of the matter is, the Asteroid Project didn't exist to produce a viable product, but as a way to shut down rumor sites.
• Apple trumps Microsoft Vista, promises 8 versions of OS X, 2005.09.12. Microsoft Vista will be available in 7 different versions, but Apple has an even better idea.
• 3 GHz PowerPC game console madness, 2005.05.18. $400 game systems are going to have far more power than most Macs. How can we take advantage of that power?
• Green Apple policy to recycle old Apple IIs, Macs, and iPods, 2005.04.21. "In celebration of Earth Day, Steve Jobs broke out his Birkenstocks, love beads, and hippie headband to announce the greening of Apple computer."
• Apple's top secret "Project Comet" unveiled, 2005.03.16. The Mac mini has one serious design flaw. "Comet" addresses that oversight and adds new power to Apple's smallest computer.
• Jobs shows PowerBook G5s, units to ship April 1, 2005.02.02. "We told people we could rise to the thermal challenge. All we had to do was think different about compact, lightweight, powerful PowerBooks."
• iPod sport, the SUV of digital music players, 2004.12.22. "...Apple will sell the iPod sport to people who aren't into sports, just like the auto industry sells SUVs to people who never take them off road."
• Apple's new Click Wheel Mouse, 2004.09.17. Just like the G5 iMac, Apple's new mouse is inspired by the iPod - but this time it's the click wheel that takes center stage.
• To 3.6 GHz and beyond: Why the new Pentium 4 is a yawner for Mac users, 2004.04.27. Intel finally broke the 3.2 GHz barrier last month, but we're expecting a 50% faster G5 this August.
• eMac II brings Apple to the Gates of Dell, 2003.11.21. For the first time ever, Apple will have dual processors on entry-level models.
• New Gig announces G5 upgrade for AGP Power Macs, 2003.07.07. New Gig engineers overcome PowerPC 970 design limitations to produce first G5 CPU upgrade ever.
• Apple G5 upgrades: No Mac Left Behind, 2003.06.23. You wouldn't believe Apple's latest scheme to get owners of legacy Macs to migrate to OS X - new G5 motherboards for older Macs.
• The lowdown on the 15" AlBook, 2003.02.10. We all know it's coming out sooner or later. Our Apple insider gave us all the juicy details.
• The 10 worst Mac related moves of 2002, 2002.12.27. Apple has had a remarkable year, but let's not forget the failures and bone headed moves of 2002.
• Why we'll never see another modular desktop design from Apple, 2002.12.11. "Profits and stockholders be damned. Apple is never going to pursue the huge market for desktop Macs."
• Solid state iPod 2003 smaller and lighter, 2002.12.05. Next year's iPod promises lower prices, less moving parts, improved battery life, removable media, and far less storage capacity.
• Stunningly expandable, affordable, compact successor to CRT iMac, 2002.11.29. The classic G3 CRT iMac is almost dead. Here's how Apple will replace it.
• PowerBook G4 takes wing, 2002.11.04. Apple's hush-hush "WingBook" project almost ready to leave the nest.
• Announcing .lowendmac services, 2002.07.29. In response to one-price-for-all .mac, Low End Mac offers .lowendmac services on low-end hardware for low-end prices.
• Jobs capitulates on .mac, Jaguar, 2002.07.25. Apple to renew free iTools commitment, broaden Jaguar base, still find ways to turn a profit.
• Jobs to shock Expo attendees, 2002.07.16. You just know Steve is going to have something to surprise us with - but what?
• Guesses for Macworld Expo, with Dan Knight, RumorLog, 2002.07.08. Our best guesses at what Apple might introduce at the Expo.
• Window XS and world domination, 2002.07.08. How XS will help Microsoft move from antitrust violations to complete world domination.
• G5 "prohibited technology," 2002.06.05. In conjunction with 2x SuperDrive and iDVD3, the G5 has become prohibited technology.
• Go ahead and gloat, 2002.05.10. Yes, I was wrong about the flat panel iMac - and almost everything else. It's my job.
• x86? Apple has other plans!, 2002.04.05. Apple has some projects that are so far ahead of x86 it isn't funny. Some may offer 16 to 64 GHz of computing power.
• iCards: The key to the market, 2002.03.13. The real reason people stick with Windows isn't productivity - it's the free solitaire game Microsoft provides.
• Rumors for a new year, 2002.01.02. Some idle speculation about iVo, iVideo, the iBox, QuickFlick, digital television, and fast wireless networking.
• Forget the flat panel iMac, 2001.12.04. Why there isn't ever going to be a flat panel iMac. Never.
• Mac user makes fool of self, 2001.11.14. Examining Mr. Vuillemot's ludicrous claims against Apple Computer.
• iPod spawns family, 2001.11.05. Introducing a cheaper, bigger iPod and the rest of the iPod family.
• Hello, Newton, 2001.10.23. Why Apple's new "not-a-Mac" will be a resurrected Newton for the 21st century.
• Microsoft World, 2006.08.14. Report from 2006: It's a Microsoft World, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
• Sticker voids Apple warranty, 2001.07.31. How placing a Chiquita Banana sticker on his TiBook completely changed one man's life.
• Windows PPC coming, 2001.07.11. Not content to dominate Intel and Athlon hardware, Microsoft targets Power Macs.
• Flat iMac design, 2001.07.09. Excellent rendering of a very plausible new iMac design.
• Why Adobe Hates Apple, 2001.07.05. Maybe Apple is planning to encroach on one of Adobe's key markets....
• Expected at Macworld Expo, with Dan Knight, RumorLog, 2001.06.28. Less than three weeks to the Expo. Here are our early predictions.
• Post Office to kill spam?, 2001.06.22. New "spam tax" forms basis for micropayment system built at spammer's expense.
• Next gen iMac hoax?, with Dan Knight, RumorLog, 2001.06.06. Why we don't think the next generation iMac will include a removable pen-based display.
• Bruce, Fred, Victoria cast out of garden, 2001.06.05. His Steveness exiles these and others for mispronouncing "OS X" as X instead of 10.
• The May Day announcement, with Dan Knight, RumorLog, 2001.04.30. What we may and may not hear from Apple tomorrow.
• The incredible scalable iMac, 2001.04.25. The real story behind the 17" iMac.
• Firmware Truth, 2001.04.01. Last week's firmware update fiasco was the tip of the memory iceberg.
• Uncovered: Dalmatian Flower Power iMac with ruby slippers, 2001.03.08. Mutant plastics produce rare hybrid - the flowered Dalmatian iMac.
• The flat Mac, 2/28/01. Speculation (not rumors) about the machine that will eventually replace the iMac.
• California goes Mac, 2/6/01. If you can believe this, the State of California has announced a moratorium on Pentiums during the energy crunch.
• Next Gen iMacs, Dan Knight & Anne Onymus, RumorLog, 1/23/01. Whenever the new iMac comes out, here's what we anticipate.
• Pre-Expo rumors & predictions, Dan Knight & Anne Onymus, RumorLog, 1/5/01. Our take on the pre-Macworld Expo rumors making the rounds.
• Please, no CubeBook!, Dan Knight & Anne Onymus, RumorLog, 12/22/00. If Apple can't find the Cube's market, what makes anyone think a PowerBook equivalent will find a market?
• Apple's G4 vs. G3 plan, Dan Knight & Anne Onymus, RumorLog, 12/18/00. We question the sources, but believe the idea has merit.
• Power Mac G5/10G, 12/13/00. Thanks to IBM breakthrough, Apple will soar past the GHz mark.
• Color Classic III rumored, 11/30/00. Knowing a fanatic audience when it sees one, Apple is updating the Color Classic for the G3 generation.
• Macs to have Intel Inside, 11/14/00. Motorola is selling out to Intel, who will quickly produce a 1.4 GHz G4. Really.
• The OS X on Alpha Project, 10/16/00. Whether you believe Motorola can actually ship a 1 GHz processor in the near future, Apple isn't betting on it.
• Gemini PowerBook will be hot, 10/4/00. Faster than a speeding G3, able to apply multiple processors to a single task, it could be Apple's hottest PowerBook yet.
• Wind-X: Windows for OS X, 9/26/00. Has Microsoft really pulled Windows for PowerPC out of mothballs? If so, why?
• Apple, Chiat/Day, and rumors, Dan Knight and Anne Onymus, RumorLog, 9/20/00. "Just to insure that Apple never tries to exert their influence on our site through ad dollars...."
• Smaller than your Palm, 9/12/00. Apple's new PDA borrows some old technology, marries it to the latest, and makes the Palm seem huge.
• PlayStation in a Mac, 8/24/00. Rumor is Sony has developed PlayStation2 on a PCI/AGP card, thrown in hardware DVD decoding, and then added totally outrageous 3D drivers using the Emotion Engine.
• Building rumors, fooling Slashdot, 8/18/00. We didn't set out to fool Slashdot or anyone else - and we explain how to build your own rumors.
• Apple ditching G4, 8/17/00. Apple embraces IBM and the G5, leaving Motorola behind.
• Apple sues Cobalt over cube, 8/3/00. "None of this would have been possible if Apple hadn't purchased NeXT lock, stock, and barrel."
• Borg sue Apple over Cube, 8/2/00. "Resistance is futile," said the Borg spokesdrone. "We pioneered the cube concept millenia ago...."
• Major League Baseball sues Apple over sphere, 8/1/00. Major League Baseball claims new Apple spherical speakers infringe on design of the baseball.
• RumorLog: What at Macworld Expo?, Dan Knight and Anne Onymus, 7/18/00. Our best guess at which rumors will prove true.
• RumorLog: The Cube?, Dan Knight and Anne Onymus, 7/17/00. We're not saying Apple will make a cube, but looking at reasons why it might.
• Apple going back to the future, Anne Onymus, Rumor Mill, 6/28/00. We wonder if they had this in mind when the proclaimed "Apple II Forever."
• AirSurf rumors, 6/15/00. "Apple has registered AirSurf as a trademark. That's all most people know so far...."
• Apple's new CineMini, 6/7/00. The rumored 18" Cinema Display will be the basis of three new Apple products.
• PowerBook Cinema coming soon, 5/17/00. "Dan Knight" edition includes huge screen, three batteries, full keyboard.
• Macintosh Love Bug, 5/11/00. It's been a week since the LoveLetter worm attacked Windows systems. Über-hacker Jeeves Stob explains why the Mac is not a popular virus target.
• FireFly PowerBook on tap, 5/8/00. Apple will illuminate future PowerBook keyboards. The technology may surprise you.
• End of the Mac web as we know it, 3/31/00
• iCube aims for trade shows, 2/28/00
• iMac next for upgrade, 2/18/00. Kinda "duh!"
• Apple abandons Motorola, IBM, 2/16/00. Apple throws in the towel over G4/500 problems.
• Apple, Nintendo collaborate on MacBoy, 2/10/00. Not only that, but it will also run the Palm OS!
• Too Close to the Mark?, 2/1/00. It seems we may have come too close to the mark in December's iPhone article....
• SAM, the Sixteenth Anniversary Macintosh, 1/18/00
• Insidious Microsoft Virus, 1/11/00. Secret virus code can be triggered by Microsoft on any computer running Internet Explorer.
• Apple, FileMaker joint announcement, 1/7/00
• MegaCase solves blue G3, G4 woes, 1/4/00. "Where is that fifth card going to fit?"
• Mac OS Linux, 12/28/99. "Apple will be reabsorbing Linux/PPC and using it as the core of the new OS...."
• iPhone includes video, 12/21/99
• Apple to Embrace Ecommerce, 12/17/99
• Apple to reintroduce Power Mac G3, 12/14/99
• New PowerBook in January, 12/10/99

Our goal in presenting the Rumor Mill is to have fun while reminding you that any rumor on any site may contain some real leaks, a lot of specultation, and sometimes deliberate disinformation. When visiting a rumor site (and I consider them fun), read critically.

It's also an opportunity for us to speculate about ideas that might just make sense in the "think different" Apple universe.

 - Dan Knight, publisher, Low End Mac