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  Issue link: <http://db.tidbits.com/issue/873>

  It's a big week for news, with Apple and EMI announcing DRM-free
  music to be sold in the iTunes Store and Adobe announcing the final
  details surrounding the upcoming release of Creative Suite 3. Of
  course, we can't resist passing along other, less-serious
  developments, such as Gmail Paper and other examples of April
  Foolishness. Returning to real news, Glenn worries about the
  acquisition of the national ISP Speakeasy by retail chain Best Buy,
  Adam ponders the recent uproar around death threats made against a
  prominent woman blogger, Jeff examines the new Complete My Album
  option in iTunes, and Robert Movin returns with the story of how he
  switched his mother to the Mac.

Articles
    April Foolishness 2007
    Apple Sends Vista to Boot Camp
    iTunes, You Complete Me
    Blogosphere Uproar
    DealBITS Winners: BeLight Software's Art Text
    Apple and EMI Offer DRM-Free Music via iTunes
    Adobe Announces Creative Suite 3 Plans, Pricing, Dates
    Best Buy Buys Speakeasy: Doom, Despair?
    Switching My Mother to the Mac
    Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/02-Apr-07


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