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Macworld 2009: My iPhone dilemma revisited

So, yesterday I posted about my hopes and dream for Apple's last Macworld keynote. Consider those dreams crushed. :) That's OK. But I guess it's at least partially worth examining what did and did not happen, based on what I commented on before the show. MobileMe/data sync/iPhone improvements...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 01-07-2009
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
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
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
Hey, Apple and Steve Jobs, Really, What's With The Deceptive Advertising?

LOL. Talk about not being on the ball. You’re just now wondering what’s up with Apple’s deceptive advertising ? Geesh. AT&T 3G iPhone users are using much less bandwidth than AT&T expected because AT&T's 3G iPhone service is so crappy. Dan recently got a software update from Apple that...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-19-2008
Credit where credit is due (Apple edition)

So I'm quick to point out flaws in Apple products, mostly because the rest of the world, including the tech and mainstream press, just gives them a pass. I have, however, had a few notable and positive Apple-related experiences in recent days. And they bear some discussion. iPhone 2.1 software update...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-16-2008
Quickie, off-the-cuff reaction to today's iPod/iTunes announcements

It's been a long day, and I still have to head out to see some folks for dinner, so I won't have time for a long write-up until tomorrow at the earliest. But here are some early reactions to what Apple announced today. Dominant. Apple controls 73.4 percent of the market for MP3 players in the...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-09-2008
You know MobileMe is a piece of junk when ... (Updated)

This one reads like a Jeff Foxworthy (of "you know you're a redneck when..." fame) joke. As in, you know MobileMe is a piece of @#$% when even Walter Mossberg, the world's most prominent support of Apple products, can't find anything good to say about it . I look back, smiling,...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 07-24-2008
Verizon CEO comments on iPhone, Jobs

Predictably (and, in this case, deservedly), some inflammatory comments made by Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg to the Financial Times have gotten a lot of iCabal press in the past few days: Verizon is the second-largest US telecoms company, and the fifth-largest in the world. He reserves his most acerbic...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-28-2008
Today's Apple PR: iPhone 3G, Mobile Me

Apple Introduces the New iPhone 3G Apple today introduced the new iPhone 3G, combining all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-09-2008

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