Apple issued a software update to protect Macintosh computers from being bitten by a recently discovered "Bash" bug seen as a threat to Internet-linked devices.
Apple said that its Macintosh PCs are unlikely to be affected by the recently discovered "Bash" bug .
Apple gobbled up $14 billion worth of its shares in the two weeks after earnings figures disappointed the market.
Decades before changing the world with iPhones and iPads, Apple transformed home computing with the Macintosh.
