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Newsletter #466 Preview: A Hard Look at Some of Apple’s Design Mistakes

November 2nd, 2008

Some of the folks who bash Apple, unfortunately, do it based on erroneous assumptions. Take the claim that Macs are overpriced, or that there’s an Apple Tax of some sort that you pay for the privilege of buying a computer that just works. In fact, if you actually configure a Mac and a PC as [...]


Do You Really Want an Apple Label on All This Stuff?

October 23rd, 2008

It’s hard to believe how many product lines used to bear the Apple logo — or at least the rainbow-colored version that was in vogue in the last century. The original PostScript laser printers, known under the collective moniker of LaserWriter, came from Apple, although the guts of the early versions were actually built by [...]


Newsletter #464 Preview: Microsoft Resorts to More Lies to Prop Up Vista

October 19th, 2008

The phrase “don’t bother me with facts” is quite apt when it comes to marketing. Those who are most adept at the profession know just how to deliver a mixture of facts and illusion to entice you to buy their products or services.
Certainly, I think few of you would disagree that Windows became the best [...]