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    The Snow Leopard Fear Mongering Report

    March 6th, 2014

    In the wake of revelations about the notorious SSL bug last month, there was plenty of fear-mongering. One online commentator suggested that Apple knew about the “gotofail” bug since Mavericks first came out in October 2013 but, unaccountably, failed to fix it. That was never proven, and it’s not at all certain that the commentator […]


    About Those 100 Million Windows 8 Sales

    May 8th, 2013

    If you can believe Microsoft, over 100 million Windows 8 licenses have been sold so far. This number is consistent with the initial uptake of Windows 7, so you have to wonder how these figures are being collected, since PC sales continue to decline. Is it possible Microsoft is just lying? Well, probably not. But […]


    Newsletter Issue #699: Designing by Focus Group

    April 22nd, 2013

    Microsoft reportedly relies heavily on focus group testing, though you have to wonder what sort of group they used in light of the Windows 8 debacle. Sure, there is a commentary from one blogger, known to me, who claims that Windows 8 is the next XP, and that it is destined to become the PC […]


    Yet Another Microsoft is Losing It Report

    July 5th, 2012

    I’m surprised the story isn’t getting a lot more coverage. The other day, it was reported that Microsoft is taking a $6.2 billion write down because their $6.3 billion purchase of an online ad service, aQuantive, in 2007, was a waste of money. Why aren’t Microsoft’s stockholders screaming? Now the reason Microsoft bought aQuantive is […]