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    The Virus Fear Merchants Still Don’t Get the Mac

    March 31st, 2009

    As I listened to the talking heads on the various cable TV news channels this week, I got to thinking that maybe they feel their audience is sick and tired about stories of a volatile stock market, a U.S. auto industry in distress and other oppressive events. So, having nothing better to do, they delivered […]


    Apple and Six Years to Operating System Parity

    February 3rd, 2009

    In yesterday’s column, I discussed the slow erosion of Windows, compared to the Mac OS and Linux. Clearly the former has the most to lose, and it goes to show that Apple’s ongoing Mac versus PC campaign is bearing fruit. Despite slowing sales at Apple Stores in the last quarter, 50% of the people who […]


    Another Chapter in the Microsoft Death Watch

    December 1st, 2008

    At once time, Microsoft could accurately boast of owning 95% of the personal computer desktops in the world. Clearly they would have preferred 100%, but nothing would stop Apple from working hard to make its presence felt. As Apple continues to grow faster than most skeptical analysts expect, the dominance of Windows has begun to […]


    Newsletter #469 Preview: Announcing the Night Owl’s Microsoft Death Watch

    November 23rd, 2008

    Do you think maybe I’m being a little too lurid with this headline? As they said in that classic movie, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a…” Well, you get the picture, but in this case, I am quite serious. I think Microsoft is in serious trouble, more so because they are so flushed with […]