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Whenever anything complex is manufactured in large quantities, there's bound to be a certain amount of failure. When the product being manufactured is as complex as an iPhone, where there are a scores of components, each of them complex in their own right and subject to their own potential failures, then the mathematical likelihood of a glitch in the final product increases.

Apple's First-Gen Learning Curve

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As soon as Kerry Triffin spotted a bed crafted from New Zealand rimu wood at a New York design show last year, he wanted to carry it in his Connecticut furniture shop. His wife had a different idea. She pointed to another bed from the same collection, made of the same sustainable wood but equipped with a Bose surround-sound speaker system and an iPod docking station.

iPod and the Rise of Tech-Friendly Furniture

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iTunes users may have to say goodbye to hit TV shows like Heroes and The Office come December. NBC Universal confirmed Friday that it has notified Apple it will not renew its current contract to sell its television programming as digital downloads through the online store. As a condition of our contract, NBC Universal has notified Apple that it is not renewing this contract, said NBC's Amy Zelvin.

NBC, iTunes Headed to Divorce Court