{"id":1211,"date":"2008-07-20T18:30:19","date_gmt":"2008-07-21T01:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macnightowl.com\/?p=1211"},"modified":"2008-07-20T13:21:39","modified_gmt":"2008-07-20T20:21:39","slug":"newsletter-451-preview-will-mac-misconceptions-never-end","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2008\/07\/newsletter-451-preview-will-mac-misconceptions-never-end\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #451 Preview: Will Mac Misconceptions Never End?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The good news is that Apple is either third or tied for third in the U.S. PC retail market. This is one terrific piece of news for a company that has been given up for dead or eternal irrelevance on dozens of occasions over the years.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, all the good press that accompanies Apple&#8217;s exalted status in the media doesn&#8217;t mean that misconceptions still don&#8217;t abound. I suppose getting one&#8217;s facts correct takes a lower priority, or maybe it&#8217;s just a matter of doing a little research, and they do teach research in journalism school.<\/p>\n<p>Or at least that&#8217;s what my son, a recent college graduate, tells me.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it&#8217;s easy to assume that publishing erroneous or at least misleading information is part of a grand conspiracy to cast fear, uncertainty and doubt about Apple. We all know about the alleged liberal media, or is that the conservative media?<\/p>\n<p>No matter. I suppose it&#8217;s time to play the reality check game again, although my reality may not be quite the same as your reality. But since this is my playground, I&#8217;ll express my point of view, and leave plenty of space, as usual, for comments from my gentle readers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Wait! There's more than meets the eye!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2008\/07\/newsletter-issue-451\/#readers\">Story continued in this week&#8217;s Tech Night Owl Newsletter.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The good news is that Apple is either third or tied for third in the U.S. PC retail market. This is one terrific piece of news for a company that has been given up for dead or eternal irrelevance on dozens of occasions over the years. 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