Editor’s Note: This article was written ahead of Apple’s release Thursday morning of a Developer Preview of Mac OS X Lion. Over the next few days, as further word comes forth about the new features, we’ll see just how much our hopes and dreams have been fulfilled. The MacBook Pro has received its expected refresh, […]

Apple has gotten a bad rap for high OS upgrade prices. It all started in the early days when you could download the latest and greatest Mac OS free of charge, or just get your blank floppies copied at a local dealer or user group. If you wanted the full package with all the user […]

It’s fair to say that making the task of upgrading to a new operating system easier is a good thing. That’s the lesson Microsoft never seems to learn. It’s not just fiddling with the interface in questionable waysto have new features to boast, but making the migration task difficult for the very customers they want […]

Before I go on, let me go on the record to state that I do not believe that Apple is planning to hold a special press conference next week to roll out a subscription program for publications (such as magazines and newspapers) on the iPad. Further, I do not expect to see the Mac App […]