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    In Memorian: Steve Jobs

    October 5th, 2011

    Although the news wasn’t unexpected, I felt very sad to learn Wednesday afternoon that Steve Jobs died peacefully, after a long illness. According to a statement from Apple’s board of directors: “We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that […]


    Let’s Discuss the iPhone: Did Apple Meet Your Expectations?

    October 5th, 2011

    I suppose you could call Apple’s iPhone launch the lesser of what was expected, although the hardware changed quite a bit. But I don’t want to get ahead of myself. The anticipation for Apple’s iPhone media event, at the corporate headquarters in Cupertino, CA, was unprecedented. Early on, it almost seemed as if the cat […]


    Newsletter Issue #618: Don’t Forget That Apple,
    Amazon and Google Have Different Business Plans

    October 3rd, 2011

    I suppose you might think that companies who build or license competing products are in the same business, with similar business plans. But that’s not always true. Take Apple. You know precisely what butters their bread. They are in the business of selling hardware and services. Just about everything they sell is intended to deliver […]


    The Shoot From the Hip Report: The Apple Media Event

    September 29th, 2011

    It seems that it is becoming more and more difficult for Apple to keep secrets these days. Days before the official invitations went out, we already knew that Apple planned a media event for October 4th, and that it would take place at Apple’s corporate campus in Cupertino, CA, rather than at some exhibit hall […]