Over the years, Apple’s naysayers have come up with a similar argument whenever another company comes out with a new tech gadget: Apple needs to deal with this competition and do something better real fast! You hear that meme playing out over and over again. So we know, for example, that Samsung is coming out […]

Over the years, so-called media pundits and financial analysts have suggested that Apple buy this company or that company. Usually, it’s a company that, independently, hasn’t demonstrated much in the way of financial success, but would seem to offer technology that Apple needs, or should need. One example is TiVO, which makes DVRs, but earns […]

All right, Apple has fought with the competition in the courts over patents for several years. There have been a few wins, a few losses, and a few draws. But at the end of the day, how have these legal skirmishes changed what you or I can buy? Except for some minor software revisions as […]

It has been easy to speculate as to just what Apple plans to do with Apple TV. Today, it’s a simple set top box that delivers iTunes contact, AirPlay mirrored content, and a handful of third-party providers, such as Netflix and, very recently, Hulu Plus. But, with sales at roughly 1.3 million units in the […]