{"id":2088,"date":"2008-11-09T18:30:57","date_gmt":"2008-11-10T01:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macnightowl.com\/?p=2088"},"modified":"2008-11-09T18:00:34","modified_gmt":"2008-11-10T01:00:34","slug":"newsletter-467-preview-is-it-time-to-ditch-desktops-for-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2008\/11\/newsletter-467-preview-is-it-time-to-ditch-desktops-for-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #467 Preview: Is it Time to Ditch Desktops for Good?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For better or worse, Apple is often way ahead of the curve when it comes to anticipating industry trends. Sometimes it&#8217;s even responsible for those new directions.<\/p>\n<p>Take the AirPort, which arrived at the very beginning of the wireless networking revolution. 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