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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Merlin Mann, and Alex Lindsay

Apple laptop sales up big, Napster and Netflix take on iTunes/Apple TV, and more.

• Apple dominates the $1K-plus computer market, with a 66% market share
• Now playing at Napster: 6 Million DRM-free songs (300% more than iTunes)
• Netflix takes aim at Apple TV, with the Roku Netflix movie-streaming box
• Apple and CBS sued over Mighty Mouse
• Phillip Michaels of Macworld says that for Apple, with partners like AT&T, who needs enemies?
• .Mac still a missed opportunity (this is news?)
• Apple reportedly to add LED BLU backlighting to all MacBooks in 2009

This week's picks:

• Leo Laporte: Snowflake USB Microphone, $59.
• Andy Ihnatko: Scriptsaver, free.
• Alex Lindsay: Molecular Workbench, free
• Merlin Mann: Blurb's high-quality books.

Audible pick:

• Star Wars (Dramatized) by George Lucas
• For a free audio book, visit
  Audible.com/macbreak

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