http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/25/apple.board.reassuring/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0807/applelogo-black.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple's board members at the annual shareholders meeting tried to boost investor confidence in the company despite Steve Jobs' absence. "I'm confident in the future of the company," said COO Tim Cook, the executive filling in for the CEO during his leave of absence. Cook also reminded the audience that Jobs still plans on returning to company after June.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/02/25/apple.board.reassuring/ Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:00:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/26/yahoo.clarifies.deals/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0806/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yahoo CEO Jerry Wang and Chairman Roy Bostock on Wednesday sent a letter to shareholders explaining the June 12th deal with Google, as well as clarifying its negotiations with Microsoft, who recently made a bid for the search and advertising giant. Yahoo writes that the "carefully structured" agreement with Google will add $250 to $450 million in incremental operating cash flow for the company dur... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/26/yahoo.clarifies.deals/ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/04/shareholders.question.jobs/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/app_080304_jobssm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple shareholders today produced a plethora of questions for company executives at its annual shareholders meeting in Cupertino, CA. Taking that stand was CEO Steve Jobs, COO Tim Cook, and Ron Johnson -- Apple's head of retail operations. Jobs and others answered questions regarding the prospect of entering into direct competition with Microsoft in the PC gaming industry, potential .Mac expansion... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/04/shareholders.question.jobs/ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/04/apple.shareholder.meeting/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0803/app_080304_campussm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple shareholders today approved a non-binding resolution requesting the board of directors to provide shareholders with input on executive compensation. The proposal required a majority of votes from shareholders to pass, while another shareholder proposal to create a board committee on sustainability and environmental protection was rejected, according to News.com. Scott Adams, who represents t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/03/04/apple.shareholder.meeting/ Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:10:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/29/apples.cash.reserve/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0802/cas_080229_cashsm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple's cash reserve of $18.5 billion could benefit shareholders in a big way moving forward, according to BusinessWeekcolumnist Arik Hesseldahl. The cash amounts to $21 for each share of company stock, and Hesseldahl believes Apple should return some of that money to shareholders in the form of a buyback. "The time to buy back Apple stock is now," he writes. Shares are 40 percent below a historic... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/29/apples.cash.reserve/ Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/15/yahoo.board.torn/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0802/yah_080215_yahoosm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Yahoo's board of directors is torn between those seeking profit and others who would make an emotional decision to reject Microsoft's buyout attempt, according to sources cited by a report from the New York Post online. Yahoo chief Jerry Yang and several followers are allegedly seeking an alternative to Microsoft's takeover bid of $44.6 million, and could act out of emotion rather than their fiduc... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/15/yahoo.board.torn/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/15/yahoo.sued.by.shareholders/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0802/yahoomessenger.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Yahoo! has gotten a bit more contentious. Bloomberg reports that a group of Yahoo shareholders have jointly filed a lawsuit against the search company for rejecting the $45 billion offer from Microsoft. Michigan's Wayne County Employees' Retirement System, which owns a relatively small 13,000 block of shares of Yahoo claims in the suit that the company failed t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/15/yahoo.sued.by.shareholders/ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:45:00 GMT