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    The Enemy of My Enemy Revisited

    March 15th, 2010

    In recent years, it was widely assumed that Apple and Google were working together to combat Microsoft. That may have been true at one point in time, but a lot of things have since occurred hat have put Apple at Google at loggerheads. The most recent salvo in this growing conflict was that intellectual property […]


    Guess What: Macs Can Now Apply

    December 4th, 2008

    Although it had been previously announced, I was quite pleased to wake up Thursday morning to find a welcome message in my Inbox from Netflix — the online video rental company — that “now you can watch movies (some new releases) instantly on your Mac.” Most Netflix rental plans beyond entry-level offer the free service, and […]


    The Snow Leopard Report: Selling Updates Without New Features

    July 3rd, 2008

    Before Mac OS X took over, I wrote a book about Microsoft Office 2001. When Mac OS X arrived, Microsoft ported their office suite over, as Office X. Although they charged their standard upgrade fee for the suite, there were actually very few new features to talk about. One, as you recall, was “multiple selections,” […]


    The 10.6 Report: Time for Apple to Drop PowerPC Support?

    June 4th, 2008

    Before I get started with this commentary, let me assure you that I never take any of my predictions seriously. Yet it seems as if The Night Owl caught a wave with one particular article, and now other sites, including the standard rumor sources, are getting into the act. So what am I talking about? […]