THE MASHUP OF THREE NEWS ARTICLES

Apple Inc.'s Steve Jobs just got done negotiating a deal to acquire the complete Beatles library for iTunes, and now has other music companies up in arms. He said the company's administration had admitted violating employee's benefits by imposing improper fining regulations, and promised to hold a conference soon to work out a new workers' manual concerning the issue. At the same time, Microsoft appears to be interested in getting into the "iPhone" market to extend its power.

Kong said the trade union had dispatched six investigators to conduct a sample survey among designers at London Fashion Week. According to the feedback, besides of Apple and Microsoft, Zhang Yin, LF Markey, Sarah Easom and William Tempest will be among the most talked about chairman of computer companies. They all decided to filed a patent for a prototype wireless device that would incorporate a mobile phone into a Zune MP3 player, that would have voice over the Internet capability.

"I was very excited to be here today as I saw a lot of talent," said Versace. "Unfortunately, we had to choose four, but I feel that they have a great future ahead of them. I am very proud to be a part of the survey." However, Kong Xianghong, vice chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Trade Unions Federation, mentions that there are management problems in one of the four powerful computer companies, the Nine Dragons Paper (Holding) Ltd., owned by Zhang Yin. The main problem with it is that DRM (Digital Rights Management) makes music and videos unsharable across platforms, which the DRM software is the way the industry has to minimize the piracy in the music and also the digital movie industry.


Reference:


Donatella Versace
Jones, D 2008, The Big Four, Vogue, viewed 15 May 2008,
www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=52489


Zhang Yin
Yunlong, S 2008, Trade union identifies problems at Chinese
billionaire paper tycoon's company, viewed 15 May 2008,
news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/26/content_8056980.htm


Steve Jobs
Maverick, C 2007, Steve Jobs Suggest an End to Anti-Piracy, viewed 15 May 2008,
www.gameshout.com/apple/steve_jobs_suggest_an_end_to_anti_piracy_technology/article1787.htm