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...that kind of thing, or you think it somehow weak, pretentious, artsy-fartsy or unbusinesslike, then there are enough functional objects in the market for you. But you might consider this: from the starting point of delight, detail, finish, polish and design come not, it seems, shallow high-end toys for the affluent but increasingly products that are ... well, awesomely functional. The iPhone App Store has certainly offered silly digital tchotchkes, but more and more serious professional tools are emerging for medical, military and industrial use too. The iPhone, like the Mac, was derided upon introduction as a plaything...
...five years, Jobs has emerged from two serious health scares. His obituaries had been written, much as Apple's had been back in 1997. "Is this then the curtain dropping on your third act?" I ask. "Will you perhaps leave Apple on this high, a fitting end to your career here?" "I don't think of my life as a career," he says. "I do stuff. I respond to stuff. That's not a career - it's a life...
...Nevertheless, analysts are cautious about calling a definite end to the industry's long dry spell. "April is typically a slower sales month than March, and we're already getting signals that some automakers will extend their incentives," notes Edmunds analyst Jessica Caldwell. Moreover, despite the big gains reported by many automakers for March, the seasonally adjusted rate of auto sales came in at about 12 million units, a bit less than the more-optimistic forecasts. (See GM's great hopes...
Still, let's not praise Merkel the martinet too much. She has not acted out of pure selflessness. As the richest nation in Euroland, Germany would have had to pay the largest share of the bailout. And if the euro careens out of control, Germany would end up as the biggest loser. With the euro derailed, the new deutsche mark would be everybody's darling, driving its value up - not a cheery prospect for the world's second biggest exporter. (See video: "Globabl Business Trips: Germany...
...close of the national championships in the Lone Star State marks the end of Oshima representation for Harvard in judo...