To tell you the truth, sometimes I prefer to simply ignore the latest round of speculation about possible iPod killers. Wall Street, of course, can’t stop worrying. When Sony introduced a new line of music players a while back, Apple’s stock went down. Surely Sony would make a dent in the iPod’s dominance, right? Napster […]

Try as we might, we at The Mac Night Owl can’t escape the gossip mongers. Just as I planned to move on to other subjects, here comes another round of speculation. Informed? It’s hard to tell these days. It’s clear the rumor sites haven’t been cowering in their boots as a result of Apple’s lawsuits, […]

For years, diehard Windows users, and that includes some technology writers, have pronounced Apple dead and buried. It’s not that Apple hasn’t at times contributed to the speculation. But a company that has loads of cash in the bank and shows good profits each quarter isn’t on life support. At the same time, the market […]