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    Newsletter #466 Preview: A Hard Look at Some of Apple’s Design Mistakes

    November 2nd, 2008

    Some of the folks who bash Apple, unfortunately, do it based on erroneous assumptions. Take the claim that Macs are overpriced, or that there’s an Apple Tax of some sort that you pay for the privilege of buying a computer that just works. In fact, if you actually configure a Mac and a PC as […]


    Apple Stays the Course

    October 22nd, 2008

    One line still used by politicians running for reelection is that they did a good job and want to continue to perform in a similar fashion, to stay the course. That is, unless things are going badly, in which case they try to reinvent themselves as reformers, who will fight all those big, bad politicians. […]


    The Apple Product Announcement Waiting Game

    October 7th, 2008

    At one time, if you posted photos or other information that was dangerously accurate about a forthcoming Apple product, you’d get a legal letter demanding you stop. But after losing a high-profile case against some popular bloggers last year, and convincing Think Secret to close shop, it appears Apple has pulled back and is taking […]


    Is Microsoft Preparing the Going Out of Business Sign?

    September 25th, 2008

    All right, I know some of you have complained that I tend to write lurid headlines. Maybe there’s even a suggestion that the contents of the articles themselves don’t exactly match that promise. I will quibble with you readers over that, particularly this time. After all, I’m sure most people would laugh loudly at even […]