It was the first post-Steve presentation. I know, I know, Apple’s supposed to be history. Samsung is on a full court press, giving away their devices to all the tastemakers while Apple, like the moribund music business, refuses to give it away for free. But then today happened. Tim Cook is better. But he’ll never […]

Google Set to Launch Streaming-Music Service as Early as This Week: Report Apple blew it. Isn’t it interesting that the Cupertino company is replicating the flaw of the major labels, holding on to a past paradigm, a veritable cash cow, until it is trumped by somebody living in the future. Streaming is now. The only […]

Since so many enjoyed my Buyer’s Guide… I just got an e-mail from a friend of mine: “My computer is dead, dead. Luckily everything is backed up. The bad news is I don’t have the time and money for this… I need to go buy a computer first thing in the morning. No more PC’s. […]

Too much bloviating about nothing. Either Cook, et al, deliver a breakthrough product, create a whole new stream of revenue, or Apple becomes Microsoft, a continuing moneymaker, but hardly cutting edge. OK. You’re an investor. You wanna know where to put your money. For nearly a decade, Apple was a secret hiding in plain sight, […]