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    Newsletter Issue #669: Is Maps Really an Apple Miscalculation?

    September 24th, 2012

    The launch of the iPhone 5 appears to have been hugely successful, but it seems the tech media, and a number of Apple customers, wanted things to be just perfect. So they seized on a clear shortcoming that is more part of the iOS 6 update than the new smartphone. And that’s Maps. Embroiled in […]


    Of Maps, and Other iOS 6 Stuff

    September 21st, 2012

    I expect a lot of you are missing Google Maps after upgrading to iOS 6. Sure, it’s nice that Apple has decided to establish their own mapping service, but such things aren’t built out overnight. Even though Apple may have been working on this project for a while, particularly after it became obvious that Google […]


    Those Wacky Responses to the iPhone 5

    September 19th, 2012

    Implicit in some of the criticisms of the iPhone 5 is the realization that it will be a smashing success. Apple’s success certainly is bad news for the competition, but it’s also true that some media pundits feel that Apple is somehow fooling people to buy their products. Once they come to their senses, the […]


    Playing the Great Spec Game

    September 18th, 2012

    Predictably, Samsung has begun to run a series of ads countering the iPhone 5 onslaught. But Samsung appears to be falling into a serious trap, believing that having better specs, or more of them, is sufficient to get a leg up on Apple. Now there’s nothing wrong with healthy competition. It would be foolish to […]