Apple Computer shifts course on its new operating system
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Apple CEO Gilbert F. Amelio announces at the 1996 Macworld conference that the System 8 operating system will be released in pieces, instead of as a one-time, major upgrade. The new approach marks a fundamental change in strategy as Apple struggles to reassert itself as a force in the desktop market. Apple officials also say that Amelio's remarks merely formalize a process already underway and say that new technologies developed for System 8 have already been integrated into the current operating system. Amelio's plans call for significant releases to occur every six months, while minor fixes will appear quarterly. System 8 was originally due in 1996, but its increasing complexity forced the release date back to 1997. Some claim that Apple's disastrous 1996 is due in part to the failure to have a new operating system on the market when Microsoft released Windows 95. Analysts say the new plan will probably work as long as the releases are backward compatible and reasonably priced.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1996
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Intuit gets 19 contracts for home-banking software
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Intuit is signing contracts with 19 financial institutions that will allow some of the country's biggest banks, credit card companies and brokerage companies to use Quicken software for home banking services. The cooperative agreements will help Intuit to increase its lead over Microsoft in the race for market share in the personal finance software market. However, many of the financial companies that are planning to use Quicken also have agreements with Microsoft. The companies that are planning to use the new version of Quicken will be able to offer users the capability to make money transfers between accounts, retrieve account data and pay bills. Subscribers will likely pay a monthly fee for the electronic services and Intuit will collect fees from the financial institutions.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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