New and Noteworthy: Apple launches iTunes Music Store in Canada; "Not enough bang for the bug" in Mac virus writing;

Apple launches iTunes Music Store in Canada Apple launched its iTunes Music Store in Canada, with tracks priced at $.99 CDN "The demand across Canada for the iTunes Music Store has been overwhelming," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of Applications. "We are excited to be able to offer music fans in Canada their own customized iTunes Music Store featuring many top Canadian artist exclusives." The iTunes Music Store in Canada features over 700,000 songs. More.

"Not enough bang for the bug" in Mac virus writing In the Dallas-Fort Worth Star-Telegram, "Dr. Bombay Computer M.D." writes "[...] no self-respecting hacker, script kiddie, spyware pimp or other vermin would waste their time attacking a platform with a global market share of 1.8 percent. Not enough bang for the buck. [...] I wouldn't buy a Mac laptop on a bet, not because it's in any way inferior to Windows-based machines, but because the software I use either runs better on a PC or it just plain doesn't exist for Macs. That's the only criterion anyone should use when choosing which platform to use." More.

Thanks, Steve, for Quite an Education In his last "Byte of the Apple," BusinessWeek columnist Alex Salkever writes "[...] I had been a casual Mac user. I never paid attention to the vigorous debate over Apple, the personalities, and the fascinating technologies that invariably emerge from the skunk works in Cupertino, Calif. That changed when the iMac came out, and concurrently, Steve Jobs turned the company around. I started buying Macs exclusively. Not only were they once again cool to own, after years of stagnation, the Macospshere again became a very interesting beat for reporters and columnists. So I wanted in for selfish reasons. Not only was Apple a newsy company but I also welcomed an excuse to learn even more about the platform that I had fallen in love with." More.

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