Apple is very invested in California, witness the choice of Mavericks, a popular surfing location in that state, as the name of the tenth reference release of OS X. And the phrase, “Designed by Apple in California,” adorns the products. But designing is only a part of the equation. At one time, a lot of […]

Let me put my cards on the table, without saying too much beyond the obvious. When Gmail began in 2004 as a public beta, where you had to be invited to sign up, I decided to give it a try. Now the same was true with Hotmail, AOL and other services over the years. I […]

So OS X Mavericks has been out for one week, so you must expect that the sky must be falling. After all, every time a new version of OS X appears, there are early-release bugs that potentially cause havoc. Or at least that’s what some might believe, although only a few releases came with show […]

As usual, Apple must play by a different set of rules when it comes to Wall Street. You would think a company’s profits would actually make a difference, but that expectation would be wrong. So even though Apple’s margins, though somewhat lower than before, are the envy of the tech industry, it’s just not enough. […]