Let me lay my cards on the table: First and foremost, I am not an Apple apologist, nor do I play one on the radio or TV. Those of you who have kept up to date on my commentaries over the years know full well that I am not averse to criticizing Apple when it […]

If you ask Steve Jobs, he’ll tell you that people want to own their music. He can point to the fact that over a billion-and-a-half songs have been sold at the iTunes store, and that Apple holds over 80% of the legal music download market in the U.S. However, Microsoft and the various partners they […]

When Apple’s iPod and iTunes ecosystem was first established, some analysts decreed that Apple was making a huge mistake, the same one it made when it originally decided not to license the Mac operating system. On the surface, having a unified standard might seem like a pretty good idea. This way, you can mix and […]

Sometimes danger signs come from unexpected sources. Yes, you know that not everyone is happy with the fact that the iPod is the only portable player on which you can play the songs and TV shows you buy from the iTunes Music Store. And some of you resent even any restrictions on your ability to […]