It’s hard to know whether it was all prearranged, or whether Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, the hosts of this week’s AllThingsDigital conference, make a habit of asking softball questions of prestigious guests, but there were no attempts to pin down Steve Jobs on the critical questions. Call the performance closer to a Larry King […]

The biggest arguments made by Apple’s competitors center on the features you don’t have, assuming you actually need them to enhance your telephone, Web or general personal computing experience. This is the sort of bullet-point innovation that Apple has traditionally avoided. That doesn’t mean that Apple doesn’t want to add the features that you are […]

When it comes to Apple Inc., it’s hard to find a gray area for discussion. People love them or hate them, although Apple fans are known to complain loudly about things that don’t work, or features that are lacking. The real problems come from some of the critics, some of whom are so abysmally uninformed […]

It’s perfectly legitimate to criticize Apple for a host of reasons. Some of you might feel the company is too overbearing when it comes to enforcing a tight ecosystem on their mobile and personal computing platforms. Others don’t like the fact that Apple doesn’t sell cheap gear, and sticks to the most profitable price points. […]