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    The iOS 8 Adoption Rate Report

    February 4th, 2015

    There’s a perception, one I believe to be mistaken, that the adoption rate for the latest version of Apple’s mobile OS is seriously lagging. But aside from your definition of “lagging” or “poor,” there are other issues to consider. First is the claim that iOS 8 was hopelessly flawed, and thus people were less inclined […]


    Is Apple Quality Control on the Skids?

    December 23rd, 2014

    So without quoting the source, I read yet another article Monday suggesting that Apple is doing too much too quickly and thus releasing products with a few too many defects. The most notorious example is iOS 8.0.1, withdrawn a little over an hour after being released. It seems that it caused havoc on an iPhone […]


    The Ministry of Short Memories

    November 21st, 2014

    I remember it well. Apple released a spanking new OS. As soon as people started to install it, the complaints come in, lots of them. It’s unstable, this, that or the other thing doesn’t work. Why can’t I just go back to the previous OS? What’s wrong with Apple anyway? Why is the quality going […]


    Reporters or Copy Machines

    November 20th, 2014

    One quick way to pad content in an online or print publication is to publish someone’s press release. Sure, it may be adapted slightly to create the veneer of original reporting, but at its heart it’s just someone’s publicity spiel. It may come from a politician, a government agency, a company, or any individual. But […]