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2007 – With iTunes just signing a deal with FOX and their content for iTunes, stocks pushed upward to $200 a share. It was the first time Apple hit that barrier, and promptly dropped after. Since then, the company has been up and down, but this last month it’s been back in the $200 range. Just the other day the market closed at $209 / share.

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Other Historical Events in Technology

• The National Machine Accountants Association is founded (later becomes AITP)
• eGroups CEO Michael Klien and daughter were killed in a small plane accident
• FM radio is patented

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An interesting fact: Russian folklore believed that December 24th was the day people could be turned into Werewolves.

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Other Items in the Day in Tech History

• Fox-Linux 1.0 Released
• Verizon awarded $33 million against Cybersquatters

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HBO announced today they will be putting content online for their subscribers. CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX and CW have full episodes of shows online. Even pay cable channels like TBS and Spike TV are putting shows online. Even Netflix has increased the limits to watching movies online, and new services are starting to do the same subscription movie viewing.
No more having to go to the video store and get a movie or season of a popular TV show. No more waiting for the next time it broadcasts. It will be there at your fingertips. This is just another example of how the internet is replacing TV and DVD as we know it. But can the internet handle it?

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Apple Leopard News:

2 Million Copies Sold – MacDailyNews
Adobe Apps on Leopard: What You Need to Know – John Nack on Adobe Blog
Mac BSOD? – CNet
Holes in Max OS – builder.au
Hack to run Leopard on a PC – Information Week

On the Geek:

Seagate Offers 5% refunds on Storage Products – Geek.com
NEC SX-9 Fastest Computer Ever? – Geek.com
Hitachi Bringing Ultri-Thin LCD HDTVs – Geek.com
Samsung 30nm 128 GB Memory Cards – Geek.com

Cool Geek Stuff:

Computer Repair Utility Kit – Technibble

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