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    Tunnel Vision and the iWatch

    March 21st, 2013

    Just this week, I read yet another uninformed piece suggesting that Apple and Samsung are barking up the wrong tree in trying to developing a smartwatch, or an iWatch if you will. Typical of many of the comments on the subject, the issues are being viewed in the context of existing products, not the potential. […]


    Newsletter Issue #688: Crazy Suggestions for Apple Products

    February 4th, 2013

    The pundits complain about Apple all the time, particularly the decision to supposedly leave tens or hundreds of millions of potential sales on the table because they won’t build a product that answers a specific need. Consider how Apple, by limiting product configurations to the minimum, may not be delivering what the customer wants. Even […]


    So is Apple Toast, or Flying Higher than Ever?

    January 18th, 2013

    If you ever wanted to figure out what’s going on at Apple Inc., let me tell you that it may be almost impossible if you try to make sense of the contrary stories in the media these days. And that’s just the beginning. First there’s the claim of alleged reduced demand for the iPhone 5, […]


    Newsletter Issue #683: The Mapgate Report: The Worst Tech Failure of 2012?

    December 31st, 2012

    The other day, I looked over some of the “worst of” compilations for the tech industry in 2012. Certainly the Face-book IPO got high billing. This is particularly true for investors who bought the stock at its original price of $38 per share; it was $25.91 as of the close of the trading session on […]