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Linked List: May 20, 2007

Al Gore’s Mac Setup 

Part of a photo essay accompanying this profile in Time, which quotes Steve Jobs as saying, regarding the idea of Gore running for president in 2008, “We have dug ourselves into a 20-foot hole, and we need somebody who knows how to build a ladder. Al’s the guy. Like many others, I have tried my best to convince him. So far, no luck.”

Class Action Lawsuit Regarding 6-Bit MacBook Displays 

Charles Jade:

Nonetheless, it’s not really possible to get past the idea of “millions” as a few hundred thousand plus a trick of the eye. The question then becomes whether Apple will try to do just that or settle out of court.

Apple Selling Notebooks With 6-Bit Displays? 

Apparently some MacBooks and MacBooks Pros are equipped with displays that are only capable of 6-bit color depth, despite the fact that they’d advertised as 8-bit displays. (6-bit displays are only capable of displaying 262,144 simultaneous colors; 8-bit displays can display 16,777,216.) Jesper has one of these MacBooks, and he’s pissed about it — and rightfully so.

EMI to Release Entire Catalog DRM-Free on Amazon.com 

Coming “later this year”.