So we have that unfortunate situation where Google bought Motorola Mobility for the princely sum of $12.5 billion in 2011. It has essentially gone nowhere in terms of restoring a fading handset division to profitability. Besides, the most popular Android smartphones are built by Samsung, which, as the unkindest cut of all, barely mentions Android […]

A popular joke, and maybe it’s not so funny, is that doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result is a classic definition of insanity. If we take that concept literally, what can you say about Microsoft? After all, the company has been touting tablets for years, and has failed […]

From the site that brings you “The Microsoft Death Watch,” I suppose some of you might wonder just what the Night Owl is pulling? Is that title meant strictly as link or hit bait, or are there some real facts to consider? Well, let me put my cards on the table: Yes, I do see […]

So here’s how the story goes: In October 2012, Tim Cook puts Jonathan Ive in charge of software as well as hardware. Eight months later, iOS 7 is put on display at the WWDC. Well, actually just the iPhone version. The iPad version will come soon, according to published reports. The conclusion: Apple spent just […]