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News: New Get a Mac Ads Jab Windows 7 (The Mac Observer) Apple’s latest Get a Mac ads rolled out on October 22, the same day that Windows 7 launched, and by no small coincidence the take jabs at Microsoft’s latest OS. The three new commercials feature John Hodgmann and Justin Long in their familiar roles as PC and Mac. News: Chrome for Mac Gets QuickTime Support (The Mac Observer) The latest pre-release version of Google’s Chrome Web browser for the Macintosh is a little more functional

News: Amazon Plans Kindle Reader for Mac (The Mac Observer) Amazon is planning to bring a Kindle reader to the Mac platform, according to a report from Fast Company. The question came up after Microsoft announced during the Windows 7 launch this week that Amazon would release a Kindle reader for that OS, and an Amazon spokesperson confirmed for the magazine that Kindle was coming to the Mac, too.