According to published reports from both the Mac rumor sites and the mainstream media, Apple appears to have essentially wound up development of Mac OS X Lion. This is based on the claim that a Golden Master “seed” of Lion has been made available to registered developers. On the basis of those reports, you can […]

After talk arose this week about potential suitors for Skype, the popular (but debt-ridden) voice and video communications service, the news arrived that Microsoft would be acquiring the company for a whopping $8.5 billion, all cash. This happens to be the largest transaction ever for the fading software giant. That Microsoft’s stock price dipped after […]

So here’s the conventional wisdom (such as it is): Apple is a consumer-oriented tech company. When it comes to the enterprise, IT people look for Windows on a personal computer, and a BlackBerry when it comes to smartphones. Despite earning record profits and sales almost every quarter, the critics still aren’t satisfied. How could they […]

Before I get into the meat of this commentary, one thing troubles me, and that’s whether Apple has jumped the shark when it comes to using the infamous “i” prefix for its products. Beginning with the position Steve Jobs assumed when he took over Apple shortly after his return to the company, iCEO, and ending […]