As usual, I’m going to take a little time to get to the point, but there are reasons.
First, a little more time has passed than I expected since my last column appeared. And, no, it has nothing to do with any illnesses. As with most of you, I am being careful nowadays, staying away from people except when it’s necessary, and washing my hands — a lot.
As I write this, Apple has closed all retail stores outside of China until March 27th, with no guarantee that they’ll reopen then. New products and services are expected to be at least a little late.