Remains of the Day: Measure once, cut and paste twice
Microsoft and Apple are at each other’s throats over money, so it must be a day that ends in ‘y.’ Elsewhere, Apple may be inching closer to a TV as one of its partners looks to lay down some acreage in the U.S. and Cupertino’s latest product is at least a thirty footer. The remainders for Wednesday, December 12, 2012 are redundant and repetitive.
Exclusive: Microsoft Pressing Apple to Take a Smaller Cut on Sales Inside Office for iOS (AllThingsD)
The disagreement between Apple and Microsoft over Apple’s 30 percent cut of subscription revenue is bigger than just Redmond’s rejected updated for its SkyDrive app: The much-rumored Office for iOS will supposedly also have subscription revenue. That’s a much bigger chunk of change to spar about, hence Microsoft’s reported attempt to get Apple to shift its customary 70/30 split in Redmond’s favor. Which I’m sure Cupertino will do, right as soon as Steve Ballmer spins around three times and admits that the iPhone wasn’t a flop.
Apple Moves Closer to Making TV Set (Wall Street Journal, subscription required)
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