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The Financial Times Tries an Apple End-Run

Peter Kafka in Media on June 7, 2011 at 5:33 am PT

The Financial Times, one of the most outspoken opponents of Apple’s new iTunes subscription rules, is now doing more than complaining: The publisher has created a Web-based app that lets it deliver the paper to iPad and iPhone users–and sell them subscriptions–without going through iTunes.

In Other News, Windows Mobile Phones Are Banned From Apple HQ and Talking Up SAP to Larry Ellison Is a Bad Idea

John Paczkowski in News on June 1, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Microsoft’s Windows operating system runs about nine out of 10 PCs worldwide. But not inside Google. Not for much longer, anyway. Sources inside the company tell the Financial Times that Google is no longer offering employees Windows as an operating system choice and is steering them instead to Apple’s OS X operating system or Linux.

You Still Can’t Buy Plastic Logic’s Que E-Reader. Want to Buy Plastic Logic? [UPDATED]

Peter Kafka in Media on April 6, 2010 at 4:43 am PT

Want to buy an e-reader from Plastic Logic? You will have to wait until “sometime this summer.” Want to buy the whole company? That’s a different story.

Apple to Test Dollar TV Show Downloads

John Paczkowski in News on February 11, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

As Apple prepares for the official launch of the iPad, the company is pushing television networks to lower the price of TV episodes. People familiar with the talks tell the Financial Times that Apple soon hopes to sell standard-definition TV shows for $1 each–half the price it currently charges for them on iTunes.

European Union Mulling Objection to Oracle-Sun Deal

John Paczkowski in News on November 3, 2009 at 3:18 pm PT

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is famous for his admiration of “The Art of War,” Sun Tzu’s sixth-century treatise on battle tactics. And the ancient wisdom has served Ellison well in Oracle’s long-running battle with SAP and its hostile bid for PeopleSoft. But it may get him in trouble when it comes to Oracle’s dealings with the European Commission and its inquiry into the company’s planned acquisition of Sun. The Financial Times reports that Oracle’s refusal to offer any concessions to European antitrust regulators may lead them to issue a formal complaint objecting to the deal.

The Financial Times Strengthens Its Pay Wall With Stern Words

Peter Kafka in Media on August 26, 2009 at 3:15 pm PT

The Financial Times’s pay wall for its FT.com site has been a success. So what’s with the note warning wayward emailers?

Apple Tablet to Recreate "Heyday of the Album (With One Good Song)"

John Paczkowski in News on July 27, 2009 at 5:30 am PT

Apple’s long-rumored tablet device may arrive at market before the winter holidays, not after them. This according to the Financial Times, which has managed to flesh out some recent reports coming out of China. According to the FT, the “full-featured” tablet is being prepped to launch alongside a next-generation digital album format Apple is cooking up with the four largest recording companies, one designed to gin up sales of CD-length music.

Apple Tablet to Recreate “Heyday of the Album (With One Good Song)”

John Paczkowski in News on July 27, 2009 at 5:30 am PT

Apple’s long-rumored tablet device may arrive at market before the winter holidays, not after them. This according to the Financial Times, which has managed to flesh out some recent reports coming out of China. According to the FT, the “full-featured” tablet is being prepped to launch alongside a next-generation digital album format Apple is cooking up with the four largest recording companies, one designed to gin up sales of CD-length music.

Microsoft Tries to Sell Ad Agency It Never Wanted

Peter Kafka in Media on June 28, 2009 at 8:16 pm PT

Microsoft acquired digital ad agency Razorfish two years ago as part of its $6 billion purchase of parent company aQuantive. The industry has been waiting for Redmond to part ways with the ad shop since then. Now it’s formally on the block: Microsoft has reportedly hired Morgan Stanley to broker a deal.