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Ready for Prime Time (10/11/98)
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Sometimes we at AtAT feel that the spotlight at Apple is being hogged by Steve Jobs, when there are plenty of others who keep the company afloat and thriving who don't get quite enough recognition. Take, for example, money dude Fred Anderson, who works in the wings to keep the company in the black. Many "in the know" are aware of his crucial contribution to the Apple turnaround, but he rarely gets a spotlight or a close-up. The same kind of thing applies to software wünderkind Avie Tevanian, the former software whiz at NeXT who was brought into Apple to oversee software development.
But that may change for Avie, now that he's landed himself a juicy role in the upcoming "Redmond Justice" season premiere. In the big court showdown scene, Avie is credited as "Witness #4" who will testify that Microsoft tried to stifle Apple's development of QuickTime, which competes directly with its own NetShow technology. An Associated Press article indicates that Microsoft is none too happy about the so-called "broadening" of the government's case to include allegations about QuickTime, claiming that such a last-minute script rewrite calls for another six months of rehearsal time. The judge in the case instead granted a four-day extension, which isn't quite the same thing. C'est la vie.
By the way, the article also lists every witness to be called by each side in the case, so it makes a handy program for the big showdown. We at AtAT are keeping our fingers crossed for Avie's big break; if he comes off well on the stand, there's no telling how far he can go. There's no business like show business!
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 10/11/98 episode: October 11, 1998: Apple prepares to discuss its fourth consecutive profitable quarter on Wednesday, as it also readies Mac OS 8.5 and iMac buyer data. Meanwhile, rising star Avie Tevanian gets his big break by landing a role in "Redmond Justice," and Microsoft loses its bid to squeeze a couple of college professors for their confidential interviews with Netscape...
Other scenes from that episode: 1067: It's An Event (10/11/98) Most of you are aware that Apple's due to announce its fourth quarter financial results this Wednesday. (Have you registered your guess yet in the Beat the Analysts contest? The clock's a-tickin'!)... 1069: Profs 1, Microsoft 0 (10/11/98) Remember how Microsoft had subpoenaed a couple of MIT and Harvard professors for some confidential tapes? Professors Michael Cusumano and David Yoffie are the co-authors of a new book, Competing on Internet Time: Lessons from Netscape and Its Battle with Microsoft, which is due to be published this week...
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