The other day, I heard some cable news talking heads introducing a segment where they promised to explain what’s wrong with Apple. Among the problems: The alleged falloff in demand for the iPhone 5, perhaps suggesting that maybe Apple’s allure has diminished over time as the result of all that competition from Samsung and other […]

There are Apple rumors and there are Apple rumors, and when two key players in the business media, Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal, report essentially the same thing, you might be inclined to assume it’s something to take very seriously. So when the stories emerged this week that, yes, Apple is seriously developing a […]

So as the year ended, and Apple’s stock price staged a sudden spurt after falling for many weeks, I had to wonder how the media would address Apple’s prospects for 2013. Looking at the roadblocks, some suggest that Apple will continue to sacrifice profit margins to get more new products out, and not allow prices […]

One of the major arguments against Apple and the iOS is choice. Apple expects you to exist within a walled garden, and your freedoms are supposedly restricted. So, for example, you can’t get apps from anywhere but the App Store unless you take the risk of jailbreaking your iOS gadget. The argument in favor of […]