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...blue," he says, he got a call from Fred Anderson, who had been Apple's CFO until retiring in 2004. It was Anderson who helped Apple figure out how to buy enough time to execute the turnaround. Anderson had had a terrible falling out with Jobs during the Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation of an options-backdating scandal in 2007. He settled the case without admitting wrongdoing but blamed the CEO for leaving him exposed. Not coincidentally, at about that time, Anderson joined Elevation Partners, a private-equity firm that had invested $325 million to buy a 26% share...
Apple is taking a "Pre who?" approach so far. But it's doubtless ticked off that the Pre cheekily syncs with Apple's proprietary iTunes software. (Rubinstein claims he's doing Apple a favor by making it easier for Pre owners to buy music from the iTunes store.) Needless to say, Apple is hardly standing still. New iPhones are rumored - perhaps they'll be unveiled at an Apple developers' conference on June 8 - and its operating system will get an upgrade...
Take Me Fishing! TakeMeFishing.org, a website run by the nonprofit Recreational Fishing and Boating Foundation, serves as a fishing-resource mega-aggregator. Click on any state and find out where you can fish, what species you can catch, and what fishing outfitters and guides are available; you can also buy fishing licenses online. The site allows you to narrow your search to fishing areas that are family friendly, have a marina or are home to a particular species of fish...
...crown of New York City's Statue of Liberty, which has been closed since 9/11, went on sale last weekend. The $3 tickets can be reserved up to one year in advance and can be combined with ferry tickets, which cost $12 for adults and $5 for children. Buy them through the ferry operator, Statue Cruises or call 877-LADY-TIX (877-523-9849). Be aware that no elevator was added to the site, so get ready to climb those 354 steps on your...
...allowing the election as President of Mohammad Khatami, a reform candidate - albeit one with limited powers - in 1997 and 2001. But the classic case of a safety valve is that of China after the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989. In effect, for 20 years, China has been able to buy off the pressure for political reform expressed in 1989 by hugely expanding economic opportunities and enhanced life-chances for its growing middle class. So far, growing prosperity has acted as a dampener, not a multiplier, on aspirations for political liberalization. (Check out a story about how Tehran's streets became...