So I saw an article in BusinessWeek, entitled “Apple: A Product Plateau?,” which suggests that maybe our favorite fruit company is running out of bright ideas. Of course, the media used to claim that Apple was about to go out of business, and you saw what happened to those predictions. Of course, a lot of […]

All right, I know some of you have complained that I tend to write lurid headlines. Maybe there’s even a suggestion that the contents of the articles themselves don’t exactly match that promise. I will quibble with you readers over that, particularly this time. After all, I’m sure most people would laugh loudly at even […]

You’d think a company that owns more than 90% of its primary market would understand how to sell its products and services. After all, isn’t that how they made it to the top? Well, it appears Microsoft hasn’t found the going terribly easy when it comes to convincing individuals and companies that Windows Vista is […]

Since I posted my observations about that boring vignette that passes for a Microsoft commercial, featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld, some of you have responded with your own comments. Most, I think, agreed with me that it was a yawner that seriously failed to deliver on its promise, which was to get you to […]