I can’t see it! If Steve Jobs were alive today, iOS 7 would look nothing like it does. An alta kacher baby boomer, Jobs would peer through his glasses aghast at the thin font employed, he’d say usability comes first and he’d send Jony Ive back to the drawing board. That’s what I can’t understand […]

It should have started a subscription streaming service sooner. Once upon a time, Apple was the beacon in the consumer’s eye. Not only did it possess a leader more charismatic than any rock star, it positively dominated complete swaths of consumer culture. It had the iPod, the iTunes Store, the iPhone and the iPad. But […]

2010. It scared the crap out of the acts. Let’s be clear, promoters give the lion’s share of the money to the acts. Used to be the acts took it and said SAYONARA, but when nobody showed up…the money wasn’t enough. Wanna get fired? Be a manager who has his act playing to empty seats. […]

If you’ve got my attention… Blow my mind. Sunday, I’d never heard of Craig Federighi. Monday, I couldn’t stop talking about him, because he was so damn good in the Apple presentation. Turns out, according the “Wall Street Journal,” in an article behind a paywall, that Mr. Federighi began at NeXT, moved to Apple with […]