It almost seems as if an Apple executive cannot sneeze without the media reporting that the company is therefore doomed. From the earliest days, Apple’s decision to go it alone has brought unending criticism from some quarters. I won’t dwell on the history at length, but I will cover the highlights. So the Mac was […]

Windows Phone has been less than a success for Microsoft. With a low market share, only exceeding that of the fading BlackBerry brand, Microsoft’s mobile OS has basically gone nowhere. Indeed, the company’s purchase of Nokia’s smartphone division, which has seen better days, may be one the only possibility to save the platform, and it’s […]

The never-ending court battles between Apple and Samsung over intellectual property resumed this week. The two go before a federal court in California for part two of a trial that, in the first case, got Apple an award of $930 million against Samsung for patent infringement. But the check isn’t in the mail. The case […]

So the news came this week that Microsoft’s stock has ticked up. Part of an overall trend, or did something happen to increase optimism about the company? Has newly-minted CEO Satya Nadella announced something really special? Not exactly, although there’s plenty of anticipation, particularly now that Microsoft’s note-taking app, OneNote, is now available for OS […]