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    Apple Again Judged by Different Rules

    January 30th, 2018

    For over a year, there were complaints that Apple had some nerve to charge $1,000 for a new iPhone. Month after month, the same objections were raised, implying that Apple was gouging customers once more with overpriced gear. When the iPhone X arrived, at a starting price of $999, it merely confirmed the suspicions. Forgotten […]


    Newsletter Issue #948: Is There an Apple Plot to Confuse Wall Street Analysts?

    January 29th, 2018

    With Apple’s quarterly financials due on February 1st, you can bet that analyst predictions will intensity. Did the iPhone X meet its alleged sales goals — something Apple never actually discloses — or was it an also-ran that’ll be discontinued this fall? Or does all that merely mean that there will be a 2018 version, […]


    About an Apple Report Card

    January 25th, 2018

    I don’t know how important this is to anyone, unless you’re a devoted Apple watcher. But it’s worth a read. So Jason Snell of Six Colors, a former editor for Macworld, ran a survey involving a few dozen tech journalists, developers and podcasters, judging the worth of Apple products and services for 2017. It’s roughly, […]


    iPhone 8 and iPhone X Battery Life — and Math

    January 23rd, 2018

    In addition to throttling performance of older iPhones due to failing batteries, one especially ill-informed tech pundit has now come up with a silly claim that wireless charging and fast charging somehow makes batteries wear out faster. But, it seems, only if those features are offered on an Apple product. You with me so far? […]