[MyAppleMenu] Dec 28, 2008

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MyAppleMenu
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**** An Evidence-Based Evaluation Of App Store Pricing <http://ignorethecode.net/blog/2008/12/28/app-store-pricing/>
by Lukas Mathis, Ignore The Code

**** How To Switch To The Mac Without Losing Your Windows Lifeline <http://www.itworld.com/virtualization/59835/how-switch-mac-without-losing-your-windows-lifeline>
by ITworld.com

**** On The App Store And Free Market <http://inessential.com/?comments=1&postid=3578>
by Brent Smmons, Inessential.com

**** Touch And Go Pricing <http://www.red-sweater.com/blog/667/touch-and-go-pricing>
by Daniel Jalkut, Red Sweater Blog

**** AT&amp;T's Updated Refurb iPhone Prices Not As Lame: $99 For 8GB <http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/12/27/atts-updated-refurb-iphone-prices-not-as-lame-99-for-8gb>
by Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica
AT&amp;T has lowered the price of its refurbished iPhones until the end of the year or until stock runs out, whichever comes first.

The Tomorrow Weblog
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**** What Cariers Aren't Eager To Tell You About Texting <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/business/28digi.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper>
by Randall Stross, New York Times

MyAppleMenu Reader
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**** A Return To Java <http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/travel/28java.html?ref=todayspaper>
by Lisa Reed, New York Times
A mother and her son retrace a visit to the Indonesian island, finding worldly comfort on a coffe plantation and spiritual calm at sunrise in an ancient temple.

**** Contemplating The Boobs We Were <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/weekinreview/28applebome.html?ref=todayspaper>
by Peter Applebome, New York Times
Before we toss the latest unopened 401(k) statement into the trash, a year-end toast to us all &mdash; the boobs and easy marks who from time immemorial have mastered the art of bying high and selling low, investing in bubbles as transparent as an open window, making crashes and swindles as much a part of the human experience as love, vanity and bad breath.

**** A Reading Life <http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2008/12/28/a_reading_life/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+Book+reviews>
by Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe
The looking-glass, closed to traffic.