Around the Web 8.28.08: Rough times at Apple, Facebook movie suggestions, Yahoo's Nebraska ambitions
-- Bloomberg greatly exaggerates rumors of Steve Jobs' death. Gawker
-- Fearing a decline in music sales, more record companies are steering clear of iTunes. WSJ
-- Rough times all around in Cupertino, Calif., better known as home to Apple. ZDNet
-- Forget all those other ads. YouTube hands over its home page to advertisers. Silicon Alley Insider
-- Yahoo is eying a Nebraska town for expansion. AP
-- What will software makers do now? Consumers are paying geeks to remove preloaded programs from their computers. NYT
-- Open source advocates sue Quebec for buying Microsoft software. CBC News
-- Technology helps baby boomers stay home and independent. NYT
-- Sony says that when it comes to services on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, the ideal price for consumers is free. gamesindustry.biz
-- And now Sony has introduced the thinnest Walkman ever (it's Steve Jobs iPhone thin!). Gizmodo
-- A U.K. band says it relies on piracy. Techdirt
-- Casting ideas for Facebook the movie are starting to roll in. bringing nothing to the party
-- Jessica Guynn
Photo: Paul Sakuma / Associated Press
