Apple has some news that, if confirmed, they can really crow about in their financial statements that are due for release later this month. But, at the end of the day, it probably won’t help their stock price. Their troubles got worse last week, when a bogus report about Steve Jobs suffering a severe heart […]

As a practical matter, maybe Jay Leno isn’t the greatest host ever for NBC’s Tonight Show. Some prefer Johnny Carson or Jack Paar, or even Steve Allen, all of whom are no longer with us. But Leno surely gets decent ratings, usually better than rival David Letterman. But this isn’t a TV column. Instead, I’m […]

When Steve Jobs underwent surgery for a rare form of pancreatic cancer last summer, one serious question reared its ugly head: What will Apple do when Steve Jobs is gone? I’m not assuming he’s not long for this world. He could, for example, simply retire, and why isn’t important. Regardless of the reason, what is […]

Many feel that when Steve Jobs left Apple in 1985, the company lost its way, and that it only returned to its core values on his return. Of course it still took a while for Apple to really hit the mainstream, and it came like a bullet out of left field, when the iPod transcended […]