I’m a free market person through and through and I do not like monopolies of any kind. I am happy, for example, that Microsoft’s share of the browser and operating system market appears to be eroding, if only a tiny bit. At the same time, it’s fair to say Apple has a monopoly of its […]

A long time ago, someone in the media decided the summer must be the “silly season.” Politicians were on vacation from the seats of power, and the populace was too busy having fun to worry about serious matters. With less hard news to report, and this was before the Internet and blogs, newspapers and broadcasters […]

They never learn, they just never learn. Every time a new music player or music service debuts with a big publicity rush, Wall Street suggests that Apple’s dominance is poised for a big fall. You can almost predict when those statements will appear, because it happens within hours after the initial announcement of the new […]

So what did you think when you first read that headline? Right, that I’m going to tell you something about a future version of Mac OS X, or at least that’s the initial impression. But that’s not the case. I have something else in mind, and I’ll get to the point very quickly. You see, […]