New and Noteworthy: Apple/Motorola deal; Hertzfeld interview; Apple stock analysis

Apple/Motorola fruits on the way? Forbes covers statements by Apple representatives that a joint Apple/Motorola product should be available in the "first half of 2005." Eddy Cue, Apple VP of applications, noted, "It has to be a phone in the middle-tier of the market, not a $500-tier phone. It has to be very seamless to use. And we're very happy with the results." More.

Hertzfeld interview Wired interviews Andy Hertzfeld, a member of the original Mac team, about his new book, Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made: "The only real negative reaction I've gotten is (from) Jef Raskin. Jef's recollection from what happened is just different from everybody else's and my book doesn't give his version of things. In Jef's version of things, Jef designed everything, but he just didn't. My book confronts that. I think he wishes my book didn't exist." More.

Apple stock a good buy? The Motley Fool covers Apple's stock: "There is no question Apple has a strong product line with the iPod and is poised for solid growth. Yet investors need to consider the entire product line and not just one or two hot-selling items...With competing players being introduced at a rapid pace, the iPod's market share could fall, and with it Apple's stock price." More.

Previously on MacFixIt:

• Mac OS X 10.3.7 (#2): Disconnect all FireWire devices before installing; Slow/Fully stalled startup; more
• More on PowerBook keyboard issues
• PowerMac G5 sleep problems: Caused by 5.1.8f7 firmware update?
• iCal 1.5.5 installation problems; workaround
• Odds and Ends: Entourage v.X crashing problem, update resolves; New/updated Knowledge Base articles
• Utilities Updates: Peek-a-Boo 2.2; 4D WebSTAR V security update; Office 1.5.1; iClip 3.4; more
• New and Noteworthy: Graphics in 2005; Students uncover dozens of Unix software flaws; more

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