So a certain financial publication that pretends to cater to the rich and informed has posted an article intended to convey the impression that designers and developers are in “revolt” over iOS 7. Certainly, the new coat of paint results in a fairly drastic change compared to the previous versions, at least on the surface, […]

I could probably devote every one of my columns to the silly comments tech and financial pundits make not just about Apple, but other companies and products. Every time I think a sense of sanity is returned, there’s not another example of someone who has gone off the deep end. Take a commentator who works […]

This week, Apple announced some new apps for the Apple TV “hobby,” or area of interest, or “grand vision.” So you now have HBO Go, from Time Warner, WatchESPN, from Disney, Sky News, Chrunchyroll, an anime subscription service, and Qello, for concerts. All right, I’m not familiar with some of these services, but that’s just […]

So here’s how the story goes: In October 2012, Tim Cook puts Jonathan Ive in charge of software as well as hardware. Eight months later, iOS 7 is put on display at the WWDC. Well, actually just the iPhone version. The iPad version will come soon, according to published reports. The conclusion: Apple spent just […]