Up until that rumor explosion in December, some things were absolutely certain about Apple. For one thing, Steve Jobs would never allow the company to sell a cheap Mac or a cheap iPod. There was no profit in it, and it was better to get large profit margins and remain a boutique computer company. This [...]

No doubt Steve Jobs is busy preparing his keynote address for next week, making sure the slides and other demonstrations go off without a hitch. Since he’s the consummate perfectionist, I’m quite sure he has worked his staff overtime on what may be the most important speech of his career. A lot depends on the [...]