There’s a report this week that pegs growth in the PC industry as roughly 4%, a lot less than the good old days. Although PC purchases by businesses are said to be increasing at a decent clip, consumers are sitting on the sidelines. Or are many buying iPads and Macs. Can you guess which? Take […]

For years, Apple has been credited (or blamed) for charging premium prices for their products. In many cases, the critics were right, but only until you actually compared the hardware and software with the competition. Suddenly, the prices ended up being highly competitive. The situation changed considerably with the arrival of the iPad. Apple continues […]

This commentary contains the sort of logical progression that I’m sure most of you understand. Unfortunately, some tech and financial pundits don’t, and so you have to repeat it over and over again. Even then, the meaning isn’t grasped. So the other day, I read yet another article about how the growth of Google’s Android […]

It is surely commendable for Apple to want to unify the iOS and OS X as much as possible. That makes it easier for users of both to switch back and forth on a regular basis. Certainly, adding loads of new gestures to Lion was designed to speed the process, assuming you care to take […]