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Tag Archives: Apple
Apple is winning. Google is winning. Can we shut up now please?
Ben Thompson on the Google we always wanted: Android did its job: Google’s signals have unfettered access to users on every mobile platform. Microsoft is in no position to block them, and Apple, for all its bluster, isn’t interested. Chrome … Continue reading
Why single sourced rumours about Apple should be taken with a pinch of salt
You know, if you wanted two paragraphs to sum up the perils of tracking Apple’s supply chain ‘build plans’, they would be these: In Nov. 2011 DigiTimes reported that Apple had “slashed” orders for iPhone 4S parts 10% to 15% — a report … Continue reading
Sure, developer interest in Apple is waning. Sure.
David Gewirtz, two days ago, claiming “iOS developers abandoning sinking Apple mothership: Biggest drop ever”: In what may be another sign that Apple’s fortunes are on the downward slope, an interesting chart reports that Objective-C popularity has plummeted for the … Continue reading
Blink and you’ll miss it
There’s a part of me which wonders, as a massive Doctor Who nerd, if someone in Google’s web platforms team isn’t a big fan. In “Blink”, one of the best episodes ever, the enemy is a group of aliens who … Continue reading
A Mac user’s view of the Chromebook Pixel
I’ve been a Mac user since 1986, and edited a Mac magazine for a couple of years. I’ve contributed to MacGasm, MacFormat, and pretty-much anything that has the word “Mac” in its title. I attended more Steve Jobs keynotes than … Continue reading
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In which I predict Nicholas Carlson’s next headline
Nicholas Carlson, Monday: “Google Is Attacking Apple From The Inside Out—And It’s Working” Nicholas Carlson, today: “Apple Is Blasting A Multi-Billion Dollar Hole In Samsung’s Business” Nicholas Carlson, next week: “Samsung Is Sticking Its Fingers Right Up Google’s Nose – … Continue reading
Remembering before the Apple Retail Stores
John Gruber on the way that people got the Apple retail stores 100% wrong: The first is that Edwards wasn’t out on a limb. In the investor and general tech press, it was common at the outset to believe that … Continue reading
Microsoft Skydrive causes friction between Apple and Microsoft
Apple and Microsoft are going head to head over the future of Microsoft Skydrive, according to AllThingsD: “Sources familiar with ongoing negotiations between Apple and Microsoft tell AllThingsD that the companies are at loggerheads not over the 30 percent commission Apple … Continue reading
Still getting it wrong about the iPad
Dick Pountain for PC Pro: Apple is currently having a rather good war, having ruthlessly preserved a proprietary grip on its own hardware ecosystem, and exploited this to make users pay for apps and content through online stores. Its carpet … Continue reading
How did Apple miss the issues with Maps, when developers were reporting them?
Developers: We warned Apple about iOS maps quality | Apple – CNET News: “‘I posted at least one doomsayer rant after each (developer) beta, and I wasn’t alone,’ a developer with three iOS apps in the App Store told CNET. … Continue reading
