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    Serving the Interests of Apple’s Competitors

    July 15th, 2010

    As all the bad news about Apple and the alleged iPhone 4 antenna problem piles up, I fully expect that the company’s competitors are cheering loudly, not to mention people who already prefer other mobile platforms. And I am loathe to refer to this episode as Antennagate, as some have done. Certainly, Apple’s stellar success […]


    Apple Gets on the Bad Side of Consumer Reports

    July 12th, 2010

    As if Apple doesn’t have enough PR problems what with the alleged sensitivity issues surrounding the latest and greatest iPhone, now Consumer Reports, the most respected product review publication in the U.S., has, as a result of their own testing, given the hot new gadget a negative rating. In the original blog on the subject, […]


    Is the iPod Dying?

    July 8th, 2010

    The conventional wisdom has it that the iPod is yesterday’s news. Yes, Apple continues to hold a dominant share of the digital media player marketplace, with nobody, not even Microsoft, having a ghost of a chance to compete. But the overall sales have flattened and begun to decline slightly. Apple no longer makes quite as […]


    Problems, Problems, Problems All Day Long!

    July 7th, 2010

    It seems as if Apple can’t escape bad news these days. Most recently, it was all about the alleged antenna shortcomings of the latest and greatest iPhone. If you held it the right way — or the wrong way depending on your half-empty/half-full point of view — sensitivity dropped seriously. Apple’s claim, after a few […]