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TidBITS#800/10-Oct-05
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  TidBITS is 800! No, we didn't start counting dog years - this week
  marks our eight-hundredth issue, and Adam commemorates the event
  by looking at three trends that will govern the future of the
  Macintosh world. Also this week, Apple appears to loosen up
  on its Google AdWords restriction, DD Poker Tournament 2.0 is
  released, and NewsGator acquires NetNewsWire. Finally, enter
  this week's DealBITS to win BeLight Software's Swift Publisher!

Topics:
    MailBITS/10-Oct-05
    DealBITS Drawing: BeLight Software's Swift Publisher
    NewsGator Acquires NetNewsWire
    Trends to Watch from 800 Issues of TidBITS
    Take Control News/10-Oct-05
    Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/10-Oct-05

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