Article 1
"Apple OS X Mountain Lion Features, Release Date"
February 19, 2012
http://www.newsquench.com/apple-os-x-mountain-lion-features-release-date/292823/
Article 2
"Did Windows force Apple's hand?"
February 20, 2012
http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=f0a4e8d5-c7ed-4491-bd8e-32a9303a6659
Article 3
"FAQ: What's what in OS X Mountain Lion?"
February 20, 2012
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9224400/FAQ_What_s_what_in_OS_X_Mountain_Lion_?source=rss_keyword_edpicks
Notes
- Articles about release of Mountain Lion, a new Mac operating system
- Relevant to class because of tighter integration of mobile devices, apps, and iCloud with desktop -- shifting Web interaction paradigm
- #3 is most comprehensive
- #3 has best links to other related stories, linked directly from story text, but also contextual sidebar with related stories
- At 3 pages, #3 could be too long for casual reader
- #1 is best short summary; still thorough list of new features, but topline approach
- #1 little to no context; unfamiliar source; may be some kind of content scraping, or quick reframing of a press release
- #1 best as starting point for other reading
- #2 skews story toward competition between Apple & Microsoft
- #2 purely speculative, though good quick info about market share for PCs -- presented with two graphs
- #2 only article to use graphs
