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    Another Part of the Apple Integrated TV Equation

    January 17th, 2012

    All right, you know that I’m quite skeptical about whether Apple is really going to get into the TV game. It’s not that they wouldn’t do a great job developing such a product. It’s not that it wouldn’t be super easy to use and deliver a great picture. The issue is whether enough people would […]


    Does Anyone Remember Competence?

    December 21st, 2010

    So moving day came for the Steinberg family, but it wasn’t a major change. Our new home is about a six-minute drive from the old one, and moving our Internet and cable services should have been a pretty straightforward affair. After all, it was the same company, Cox Communications, and our service bundle was identical. […]


    Is Apple TV the Bee’s Knees?

    September 8th, 2010

    I realize that Apple is being circumspect about the potential for the success of the latest iteration of Apple TV. Yes, there was that irony factor when Steve Jobs labeled it “one more hobby,” but hitting a home run is far from certain. Even at $99, the big question is whether millions and millions of […]


    The Truth According to Steve Jobs

    June 2nd, 2010

    It’s hard to know whether it was all prearranged, or whether Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, the hosts of this week’s AllThingsDigital conference, make a habit of asking softball questions of prestigious guests, but there were no attempts to pin down Steve Jobs on the critical questions. Call the performance closer to a Larry King […]