The long-awaited -- and perhaps overdue -- refresh to the MacBook Pro lineup finally came Tuesday morning, and along with it, a laptop surprise: Apple beefed up its consumer-grade MacBooks too. The announcements set the Apple-focused blog world on fire, with some commenters noting they were just happy to see the MacBook Pro holdouts finally get something they could spring for. As if new laptops weren't enough, Apple became the No. 2 music retailer in the United States. Then on Wednesday, the company sent out invitations to reporters for an iPhone event.
February 29th 2008