New & Noteworthy: Browser choices thanks to Mac OS X; ZDNet and the LA Times on the transition to X

Developers offer new browsers for Mac OS X This article takes a look at the current state of browsers on the Mac, and how the opportunities spawned by Mac OS X.

The Mac is dead! Long live the Mac! Stephan Somogyi in this ZDNet article writes: "We Mac users have the choice of either sticking with Mac OS X or switching platforms. It's really that simple. I further suspect that Apple will start producing hardware within the next 12 months that won't boot 9.x, and I hope the software that I need to do my work is available in native form by then."

Ready (or Not), Apple Taking OS X Plunge Jim Heid writes in the LA Times: "Developers need to think twice about releasing native versions that aren't identical or superior to their 9.x counterparts. Releasing a native program that's markedly inferior to its 9.x cousin isn't going to win any converts."