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    No, Apple is Not Competing By Lawsuit

    July 3rd, 2012

    On the heels of some notable wins against Samsung and other companies that allegedly infringed on Apple’s intellectual property, I suppose it’s natural to suggest that Apple wants to compete in the courts, rather than in the open marketplace. But suggestions of that sort are just not realistic. First and foremost, people are buying iPhones […]


    More Faux Competition for the iPad

    June 27th, 2012

    There’s a report this week about Google’s expected announcement of their take on a tablet that best exploits the perceived values of the Android OS. As you know, previous Android tablets have essentially gone nowhere. The possible exception is the Amazon Kindle Fire, which, although it uses an older version of Android, carries a custom […]


    More Evidence that the Android OS is a Mess

    April 5th, 2012

    If you look at the sales figures, you are tempted to say that Google’s Android OS is trouncing the iPhone. But there’s a lot to be said about those figures and how they can be interpreted. Despite the ubiquity of Android handsets, there’s that incredible amount of fragmentation — I suppose Google would rather call […]


    The New iPad Report: Getting Caught Up in the Wrong Specs

    March 20th, 2012

    Apple tends to release little more than bare-bones specs for most of their mobile products. Beyond basic dimensions, battery life, and supported multimedia formats, there’s not a lot to find. That requires some heavy lifting by others to determine, and sometimes you wonder if they’re looking at the wrong things. First there’s the inevitable teardown. […]