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    Sir Jonathan Ive and a “Renewed” Commitment to Apple Design

    December 12th, 2017

    Funny how some Apple critics are so often proved wrong. Take the claim that, when Sir Jonathan Ive became Apple’s Chief Design Officer in 2015, it was the first step on the road to leaving the company. Maybe he’d just gather up his family and return to the UK, or perhaps find another gig. In […]


    Is This a Way to Estimate iPhone Sales?

    December 8th, 2017

    So far, reports from industry analysts — and I don’t think they use crystal balls — does lead one to believe that sales of the iPhone X are off the charts. As Apple continues to improve production, more product is available to buy. Apple’s online store indicated, as of the time that I wrote this […]


    Consumer Reports Downgrades iPhone X, But Reasons Seem Legitimate

    December 6th, 2017

    As most of you know, I’m no fan of Consumer Reports or the way it tests tech gear and other products. Sure, the magazine presents itself as superior to other publications because tested products are purchased at retail, usually anonymously, rather than provided free by manufacturers. But that doesn’t mean the test methodology or the […]


    More Encouraging Estimates of iPhone X Sales

    December 5th, 2017

    You might have expected this. Apple’s habitual critics were tripping over themselves attempting to paint the iPhone X — even when it was referred to mistakenly as the iPhone 8 — as a huge failure in the making. At first it was about the problems Apple allegedly encountered in designing the thing, and the critics […]