Sunday, May 27, 2012
What will 2006 bring for Steve Jobs & Co.? At Macworld in San Francisco, Apple's CEO said the company sold 14 million iPods in the last quarter of 2005, millions more than expected. This Online Special Report takes an in-depth look at the challenges ahead for one of last year's great success stories. It explains why the switch to Intel chips may be just what Apple needs because it could finally put Macs on an equal footing with the rest of the PC world. And it explores how software developers are scrambling to rewrite applications to run on the new Intel chips.
Also online: a surprising look at the vibrant rumor mill surrounding Apple that says it probably helps the company decide which new products are worth pursuing. And in an exclusive online Q&A,author and Harvard B-School professor Clayton Christensen lays out the argument for how Apple could mess up, again. Plus: View a slide show of the newest accessories for iPods, from a DVR kit to scroll-wheel-friendly gloves. Find all these and more at www.businessweek.com/go/apple06
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