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    Newsletter Issue #867: The Endless Obsession with Apple’s Sales Growth

    July 11th, 2016

    Although mostly in line with expectations, Wall Street freaked for a time when it was announced that iPhone sales dropped in the March quarter. It was the first time since Apple’s smartphone debuted in 2007. After a steady pace of growth, a pace that few competitors could match, the tide had turned. To some, it […]


    Apple Betas: Now the Public Has a Chance

    July 8th, 2016

    When I wrote yesterday’s column, I really expected that Apple would wait until the next beta release of macOS Sierra and iOS 10 to make the public betas available. Well, they didn’t. They came out on July 7th, as hundreds of thousands of people were able to download prerelease versions of the two operating systems. While these releases, […]


    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 […]


    The WWDC Aftermath — The Disconnect Continues

    June 23rd, 2016

    In the world of politics, there’s such a thing as fact-checking. When a politician says something that’s clearly false, or at least misleading, there are reporters who will pounce on those statements and correct them. Despite the corrections, most political figures usually don’t bother to change their stories, or if they do, the change is filled […]