Tag Archives: Joe Wilcox

John Gruber, Joe Wilcox, and why comments are anti-web

Myself and John Gruber have had plenty of disagreements. John and I have debated the reasons for the relative lack of malware on the Mac. I’ve tweaked his tail over his habit of excoriating those who make predictions and get … Continue reading

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Apple levitates: Financial quarter, by the numbers

Joe Wilcox goes through Apple’s numbers for the quarter thoroughly (and dispassionately – something that I appreciate when it comes to numbers). What sticks out for me is that Apple has managed a pretty astounding feat: preserving unit sales (or … Continue reading

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Tech rumours and wish fulfilment: The Google Phone and the Apple Tablet

There’s always been a hype-cycle, particularly with products from Apple, but something I’ve noticed recently is how the hype-cycle has changed into a world of fantasy. The two best examples of this lately are the Google Nexus One and (apparently … Continue reading

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How Microsoft is snatching Windows 7 defeat from the jaws of victory

I made the point with rather more swearing on Twitter yesterday, but Joe Wilcox says it without the bad language: “After commandingly executing Windows 7 development, Microsoft had run off the track right before the finish line. Suddenly, Windows 7 … Continue reading

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Watch out, Mac-using analysts: Ballmer knows where you live

Via Joe Wilcox, comes this bit of Steve Ballmer’s speech to financial analysts: “We have low share, by the way, in the investor audience. I can see the Apple logos versus the PC logos. So we have more work to … Continue reading

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