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    Newsletter Issue #869: About the Alleged Failure of the Apple Watch

    July 25th, 2016

    Perhaps the biggest source of suspicion about the potential success of the Apple Watch is the fact that Apple won’t reveal how many have been sold. It is placed in the “Other Products” category, so its level of success has to be inferred as a percentage of total sales. It does allow for rough estimates […]


    Apple’s Competition and iPhone 7 Rumors

    July 22nd, 2016

    It’s a sure thing that, over the next few weeks, you will be reading more and more about the presumed iPhone 7. There have been plenty of rumors already, but one expects they’ll all coalesce into something close to the final product. It would be the result of the fact that it’s probably already in the […]


    A Tricky Poll with Tricky Results

    July 21st, 2016

    You can use a poll to prove mostly anything you want. One way is to choose participants that would tend to favor the point of view you want to convey. So a poll meant to show a Republican candidate in the U.S. as having an advantage in an election might choose sneak more Republicans into the […]


    The Never-Ending Mechanical Hard Drive

    July 20th, 2016

    When I brought a Mac into my home in 1989, after using one for several years at the office, I thought I had a truly high-end computer. It had chosen a Macintosh IIcx. Released that year, it sat just below the Macintosh IIx in the lineup, but was relatively affordable as Macs went, at least in those days. […]