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    Newsletter Issue #747: Apple Myths Never Die

    March 24th, 2014

    Over the past few days, I have had some ongoing discussions with someone over whether Macs can actually be used for work. Seems my adversary, so to speak, made it a point of how Macs were great consumer machines, but couldn’t be taken seriously for business. Now I don’t know about you, gentle reader, but […]


    So Microsoft Needs Apple After All

    March 19th, 2014

    So the news came this week that Microsoft’s stock has ticked up. Part of an overall trend, or did something happen to increase optimism about the company? Has newly-minted CEO Satya Nadella announced something really special? Not exactly, although there’s plenty of anticipation, particularly now that Microsoft’s note-taking app, OneNote, is now available for OS […]


    Newsletter Issue #746: The Microsoft is Blowing It Report

    March 17th, 2014

    So CEO Satya Nadella has only led Microsoft for a few weeks, so it would be unfair to judge his performance. He deserves to chance to prove his mettle. At the same time, the company remains in deep trouble, despite still delivering decent sales and profits, particularly for software and services. And, yes, the Xbox […]


    About Those Alleged CarPlay Distractions

    March 7th, 2014

    So at long last, Apple has unleashed CarPlay, the auto integration scheme formerly known as iOS in the car, and it appears most major car makers — and some not so major — have embraced it. For the well-heeled, you’ll soon be able to buy a new Ferrari with CarPlay. For the rest of us, you’ll probably find […]