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    What Do You Expect from a Mac Upgrade?

    December 22nd, 2016

    It’s very clear that Mac users are really feeling left out these days by the dearth of product upgrades from Apple. Some of you may have read the Bloomberg piece that claims that the Mac platform is getting short shrift. But CEO Tim Cook now asserts there are great things for desktop computers in Apple’s […]


    A Lame Reason for Canceling a MacBook Pro Order?

    December 6th, 2016

    According to a published report from one of those ill-informed online pundits, he canceled his order for a fully-outfitted 15-inch MacBook Pro because of the expectation of poor or reliable performance. But it’s not as if media reviewers have said as much. Indeed, most have given these notebooks high marks, so there must be more involved, […]


    Revisiting the Apple Price Disconnect

    June 28th, 2016

    For years, Apple has been attacked for selling luxury, overpriced gear. Year in and year out, the same arguments are made, that you can buy an Android smartphone and a PC running Windows for far less than anything from Apple. Therefore, greedy Apple is being predatory about pricing. You are paying too much to immerse yourself […]


    Macs on Intel — 11 Years Later

    June 7th, 2016

    I read a piece at Wired this week that reminded me of something that many of today’s Mac users probably never heard before. June 6, 2016 is the 11th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ original announcement that Macs were switching from the PowerPC to Intel. And to say that Mac users of the time were surprised is […]