Apple Computer to ax eWorld March 31 in first step to refocus Internet strategy
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Apple will shut down its eWorld online service as of Mar 31, 1996, as it begins to refocus its Internet strategy. A memo sent by Apple to eWorld publishers states that the decision is the result of a companywide review ordered by new Apple Chmn and CEO Gilbert A. Amelio. The move is the first of any significance by Amelio during his brief Apple tenure. Apple announced plans in the fall of 1995 to convert eWorld to an open system on the Web, but the company is now considering various Web sites and services targeted at specific markets in which it remains strong, including education, desktop publishing, and multimedia. From these niche markets, Apple would branch out to extend the company's brand across the Web, according to officials close to Apple. Some eWorld content providers claim that Apple's service had an edge over the competition in ease of use and attractiveness, but it worked only with Apple machines and was late in arriving on the market.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1996
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Microsoft appoints 3 veterans to direct software giant's product development
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Microsoft has promoted company veterans Paul Maritz, Nathan Myhrvold and Craig Mundie, to replace retiring Exec VP Mike Maples as part of a plan to reorganize product development bringing research closer to the market. Instead of appointing one successor, the company will divide Maple's responsibilities among the three new group vice presidents. The move expands the company's prestigious circle, the office of the president, to five members. The three men will also head two new groups that are involved with software and technology-development functions. Maritz will be in charge of the new 'platforms' group that handles products, including spreadsheets, word processors, CD-ROM games, the upcoming Microsoft Network and other online consumer applications. Mundie becomes the Senior VP of Consumer Systems.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1995
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Gates says mom was once kidnapped; details are few, guesses numerous
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Microsoft founder and CEO Bill Gates filed a deposition in court testifying that his mother, Mary Gates, had once been kidnapped. The deposition is part of a lawsuit filed by a television reporter in Seattle who was arrested while attempting to cover Gates' wedding. The news of the deposition has started rumors that Gates was forced to pay a ransom but friends say that Mary Gates had only one security risk several years ago. A man tried to grab her in 1984 as she entered her garage but she fled to a neighbor's house. After the event, Gates had new high-tech security technology installed at his home and at the homes of many high-level Microsoft executives. Security analysts say that the level of security at Gates' new home is intense and that his home resembles a fortress.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1995
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