When Bill Gates said Microsoft had spent between $8 billion and $9 billion to develop Windows Vista and Office 2007, my mind clouded briefly before I stared at the screen in disbelief. Consider how often it took Apple two years or more to accumulate that much money, and you’ll get the picture. Even now, thousands [...]

Did I get your attention?
All right, some of you are no doubt poised to pounce on me because of this outrageous statement, and I wouldn’t blame you if I believed it. But I don’t! Actually I believe quite the opposite, that the issues of performance and price are not relevant, and haven’t been in years. [...]