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    Update! So is the iPad a PC?

    July 27th, 2010

    According to the conventional wisdom, Apple is selling more and more Macs every quarter, but remains far behind on the global market, with just a slim single digit market share.  The real issue, however, is whether the well-known surveys are seriously understating Apple’s success. You see, in addition to selling 3.47 million Macs this past […]


    So is Apple Under a Cloud?

    July 21st, 2010

    You can almost see how the 24/7 cable news talking heads are handling the situation. Apple Inc., after being at the top of the mountain several years, is now once again a beleaguered company as the result of the Antennagate scandal. Both customers and the press have lambasted the company and mercurial CEO Steve Jobs […]


    Newsletter Issue #542: Gartner and IDC Need to Get their Figures Straight

    April 18th, 2010

    Without going into all of the boring specifics, depending on which set of estimates you believe, Apple is well positioned to grow the Mac platform or, perhaps, they can’t keep pace with the PC industry’s resurgence. But I will mention one set of numbers. According to Gartner, Apple sold 1.398 million Macs during the March […]


    Apple’s Other Advertising Partners

    February 1st, 2010

    The other day I saw what appeared to be an ad for the iPhone, depicting a new app that allowed you to manage your auto insurance policy. But rather than segue to the telltale Apple logo, it turned out that this was actually commercial for GEICO, complete with that lizard-like puppet that serves as the […]