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September 23, 2012, 11:55 AM

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Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:
How Ridiculous Is It That Apple Maps Redirect To Google Maps On The Web?  —  Yes, Apple Maps redirect to Google Maps on desktop, Android and any non-iOS 6 phones when you share your location.  Womp.  Obviously this is happening because there's no hub for Apple Maps on the web, but still …
Mike Dobson / Exploring Local:
Google Maps announces a 400 year advantage over Apple Maps  —  I had a call from Marc Prioleau of Prioleau Advisors this morning and speaking with him prompted me to look into the uproar over Apple's problems with its new mapping application.  So, this column is Marc's fault.
Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note:
Apple Maps  —  While still a teenager, my youngest daughter was determined to take on the role of used car salesperson when we sold our old Chevy Tahoe.  Her approach was impeccable: Before letting the prospective buyer so much as touch the car, she gave him a tour of its defects …
James Glanz / New York Times:
Data Centers Waste Vast Amounts of Energy, Belying Industry Image  —  SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jeff Rothschild's machines at Facebook had a problem he knew he had to solve immediately.  They were about to melt.  —  The company had been packing a 40-by-60-foot rental space here with racks …
Steven Levy / Wired:
The Indomitable Mary Meeker  —  There is no president of the Internet.  But there is a queen.  That only-somewhat-exaggerated sobriquet belongs to Mary Meeker, the 53-year-old financial analyst turned venture capitalist.  Back in 1995, Meeker—then an analyst at Morgan Stanley …
Mark Shuttleworth:
Amazon search results in the Dash  —  It makes perfect sense to integrate Amazon search results in the Dash, because the Home Lens of the Dash should let you find *anything* anywhere.  Over time, we'll make the Dash smarter and smarter, so you can just ask for whatever you want, and it will Just Work.
MG Siegler:
My Product Feedback  —  Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile …
Reuters:
Analysis: IPhone 5 defines Apple success, Tim Cook-style  —  (Reuters) - Tim Cook is no Steve Jobs when it comes to leading Apple Inc. As the debut of the new iPhone 5 just proved, that may not be a bad thing.  —  The taller, thinner and lighter phone prompted a rush on Wall Street …
Andrew Bary / Barron's Online:
Facebook Is Worth $15  —  Facebook's 40% plunge from its initial-public-offering price of $38 in May has millions of investors asking a single question: Is the stock a buy?  The short answer is “No.” After a recent rally, to $23 from a low of $17.55, the stock trades at high multiples …
Reuters:
Apple seeks U.S. Samsung sales ban, $707 million more in damages  —  (Reuters) - Apple Inc has asked for a court order for a permanent U.S. sales ban on Samsung Electronics products alleged to have violated its patents along with additional damages of $707 million on top of the billion-dollar verdict won by the iPhone maker last month.
Glyn Moody / Techdirt:
EU Officials Propose Internet Cops On Patrol, No Anonymity & No Obscure Languages (Because Terrorism!)  —  Back in February we wrote about the ominously-named “Clean IT” project in Europe, designed to combat the use of the Internet by terrorists.  At that time, we suspected that this would produce …

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Static.com Adds Hadoop Support for Cloud Foundry  —  In this guest post, Jake Farrell, CTO for Static.com, explains how the major shift in the hosting industry towards platforms for high developer productivity …
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“Yammer sucks”  —  Not to be mean to Yammer, or anything — it's a very good tool for some use cases — but that's what a customer told me recently (and others feel the same way).
 

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