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    Newsletter Issue #708: iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks: the Apple Haters Strike Again

    June 24th, 2013

    Although the applause and cheering were quite loud during Apple’s WWDC keynote when new versions of iOS and OS X were demonstrated, the media has not quite taken to either. I suppose Wall Street hasn’t either, witness the continuing, if gradual, erosion of Apple’s stock price. So what’s wrong with Apple’s OS upgrades that the […]


    More Nonsense About OS X From the Pundits

    June 21st, 2013

    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 […]


    The Slow Growth of Apple TV

    June 20th, 2013

    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 […]


    The iOS 7 Report: All This in Eight Months?

    June 18th, 2013

    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 […]