I was reading a review of the iMac 5K, highly favorable you understand, which had the telltale “pricey” word in the title. It’s a cheap shot, since it’s a common perception — actually misperception — that Apple overcharges for its gear to earn stellar profits. Of course, that claim ignores the fact that a company […]

There’s something perfectly boring about hearing a statement that some company has beaten Apple to the punch by releasing a certain product or feature. But it’s not as if Apple is first to market with most of their new gear. So the Mac wasn’t the first personal computer with a graphical user interface, and the […]

As I’ve said in the past, some of those who fancy themselves as informed critics of Apple Inc. seldom pay attention. Rather than take time to understand the progression of the company and the details of its history, they make assumptions. Sometimes those assumptions are based on what others might believe without supporting evidence. Sometimes […]

Some months back, a high-profile tech journalist and talk show host posted an overwrought spiel about the possibility of getting malware on a Mac. The few malware outbreaks over the years, such as Flashback, a Java exploit, were cited, and a certain unnamed Mac security app was recommended to protect you from possible misery. Now the […]