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About Macs and AV software

I’ve gotten a silly number of emails from people regarding a recent story where Apple was purportedly recommending that Mac users install multiple anti-virus (AV) solutions. This was seen as pretty humorous, I guess, given the Mac’s security aura and the fact that many of Apple’s commercials deal with...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 12-03-2008
Apple: Our advertising is clearly bull@#$%. Clearly.

Ah, Apple. Gizmodo points out that Apple’s defense to the recent pulling of the deceptive iPhone ad in the UK prompted the following statement from everyone’s favorite company: “No reasonable person in Plaintiff's position could have reasonably relied on or misunderstood Apple's statements as...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 12-02-2008
The Simpsons Skewers Apple, Their Fanatics

The Simpsons took on Apple and its fanatics in last night's episode, which was absolutely classic. And accurate. The USPS delivers Lisa's iPhone bill. "It's a gift from Apple!" Some favorite moments: Skewering the retail religion Lisa [gazing in wonder on the Apple Store]: "It's...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 12-01-2008
$500 million in advertising??? Did I use the Jump the Shark joke already?

Let’s recap. Apple has spent the last 2+ years mocking Windows Vista in advertising. God knows what they’ve spent on these ads over this time, but whatever. Microsoft, to their detriment, failed to respond to these ads for almost two years. They did, however, spend this time improving Vista, most notably...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-22-2008
Rare Bigfoot sighting, er ah, Office crash

You know, there are certain staples in the world of Microsoft bashing. The publicly-located informational flat-screen display showing a blue screen. The jokes about what it would be like if Microsoft made cars. You know, the usual. But one thing you don’t see very often is Microsoft Office crashes. Well...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 11-11-2008
Apple is evil, part 227

This one kind of speaks for itself: Opera Mini for iPhone sits on sidelines due to App Store rules A professionally-developed alternative to Apple's Safari web browser for iPhone already exists in Opera Software's labs; Apple's guidelines for App Store submissions, however, are allegedly...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-31-2008
Apple: Get ‘em when they’re young

No, really. Get ‘em when they’re young. I know I’ve been harping on Apple a lot lately, but sometimes this stuff just falls in your lap. Case in point : Field trip to the Apple Store Take your students on a Field Trip to an Apple Store for an unforgettable learning experience. On their Field Trip, students...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-22-2008
Spreading FUD, Apple Style

Apple reported another blockbuster quarter yesterday (my WinInfo article will be up later today), primarily on the strength of first-wave iPhone 3G sales. But the company also took the rare step of including CEO Steve Jobs on its earnings conference call, and the mercurial aesthete used the opportunity...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-22-2008
It's Official: Apple Jumps the Shark

After Microsoft released its wonderful “I’m a PC” advertisements, I wondered what was next for Apple. After all, it’s ingenuous and libelous “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” ads were instantly rendered moot by Microsoft’s more human and humble ads. How could Apple respond and not look like a bunch of arrogant jerks...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-20-2008
About today’s Macbook announcements

Apple released evolutionary updates to their MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro notebook computers today. My take? Whoop-de-freaking-do.

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-14-2008

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