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    So Maybe People Don’t Want an iWatch?

    June 25th, 2014

    On the heels of my recent commentary about what Apple might be doing to pave the way for an iWatch, an investment bank that engages in industry analysis, Piper Jaffray, suggested prospects were dim. This was all based on a survey that indicated that only 14% of those questioned would consider buying an iWatch if the price […]


    Do We Need Another Smartphone Platform?

    June 24th, 2014

    It has been rumored for several years, and last week, Amazon announced their first foray into the smartphone business. But unlike existing Kindle products, it is not being sold at or near cost. Instead the Fire Phone costs very much the same as the iPhone 5s and the Samsung Galaxy S4, which portends a decent profit. When […]


    Apple and Beats — Making Music Together?

    May 29th, 2014

    So after a couple of weeks of on-again and of-again rumors that Apple was acquiring Beats Electronics, a maker of boutique headphones, the transaction has been officially announced. The figures mentioned a $3.2 billion purchase price, but new reports appeared the day ahead of the announcement that Apple had knocked down the final price to $3 billion. The […]


    The Wacky Apple Theory Department Revisited — Again!

    May 23rd, 2014

    It’s a sure thing that Apple Inc. is hit bait. So if you have something to say, anything, regardless of whether to not it makes any sense, finding an Apple connection, however tenuous, can generate extra traffic. While one hopes that online commentators and reporters are mostly concerned with facts and reasoned speculation, that’s not […]