I don’t mind taking a minor risk from time to time. Several times a week, I post a commentary that I believe at least a few people want to read, and I’ve done so since 1999. I’ve attended a number of Apple keynotes at the WWDC, the Macworld Expo, during the years in which Apple […]

As many of you recall, Apple sustained some executive blood-letting in October, with the forced departure of Scott Forstall, the iOS chief, who had been with Apple since Steve Jobs rejoined the company, and John Browett, who ran the Apple Store, but evidently not too well. With Forstall, his abrasive personality evidently didn’t sit too […]

It stands to reason that Microsoft has spent years trying to emulate what Apple does. Sometimes they accomplish the move with great success, with Windows being a notable example. Although many of the ideas for Windows came from the Mac OS, Microsoft did a better marketing job for a mostly inferior product, and hence earned […]

You can be assured that few people outside of Apple know much about how the organization is being run these days with Tim Cook fully in charge. But there have been some leaks, stories based on alleged informed sources that reveal a somewhat more open management style, with greater opportunities for collaboration among key executives. […]