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Simplest WWDC predictions ever

Apple will open its annual developer show, WWDC, next week, and while the notion of a developer show being interesting is, of course, hard to believe, I would remind everyone that Apple now participates in exactly two major shows a year. So the WWDC is a big deal. A very big deal. I don’t have much to...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 06-07-2008
How Apple Is Preparing for an iPod Slump

Saul Hansell at The New York Times is turning into one of my must-read bloggers. Which is to say, he might very well be the first of my must-read bloggers as I don't actually have any yet. That said, this post is open to an interesting debate: Apple has a little iPod problem. And it is doing an amazing...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 04-25-2008
28 Days Later: A look at some reviews from 2007

I posted this in WinInfo Short Takes just now, but thought it would be of interest here as well... Product of the Year: Nintendo Wii This one is hilarious and it needs to be mentioned first for two reasons: One, it was actually released in 2006, not 2007, though only a lucky handful of people were able...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 12-28-2007
It's Time to Acknowledge Apple as a Force in the PC Industry

Back when Windows 95 was still known by its codename Chicago and Apple Computer was busy cranking out horrible Performa computers and obliterating any technical lead it had over Microsoft, I started a little email newsletter called WinInfo. The newsletter was originally aimed at keeping administrators...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-23-2007
Apple Expects 'Leopard' to Accelerate Sales Gains

Some interesting data from the Wall Street Journal regarding Apple's upcoming release of Mac OS X Leopard (see my WinInfo article about this news): Leopard will arrive in stores as Mac sales are growing at more than twice the pace of the PC market in general, helping Apple make small, steady market...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 10-17-2007
The iPhone is not a UMPC, sorry

The Apple Blog engages in a bit of wishful thinking : Microsoft had their chance at defining a market. They pushed for the creation of the Ultramobile PCs (“UMPCs”). The Windows-based mini-tablets have not found their market. However, the Apple iPhone (and now the iPod touch) is actually the UMPC done...

Posted to SuperSite Blog (Weblog) by pthurrott on 09-24-2007

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Simplest WWDC predictions ever

How Apple Is Preparing for an iPod Slump

28 Days Later: A look at some reviews from 2007

It's Time to Acknowledge Apple as a Force in the PC Industry

Apple Expects 'Leopard' to Accelerate Sales Gains

The iPhone is not a UMPC, sorry