More Apple Opinion

  • 12 September 2009

  • Opinion: Time to face facts: Apple isn't infallible

    The phrase "Everything just works with a Mac" is a tag Apple has been repeating for a long time to argue that its products are superior to competitors like Microsoft.

  • 28 August 2009

  • Opinion: Snow in August

    It was in 2001 that Apple and Microsoft unveiled their respective new pride-and-joys - each had shiny new operating systems. In the one corner was Mac OS X 10.0, an amalgamation of FreeBSD Unix and the classic Mac OS; in the other corner, Windows XP, a reskinned version of Windows 2000, itself based on Microsoft Windows NT.

  • 19 August 2009

  • Opinion: What can we expect from Apple's autumn event?

    Speculation is mounting over Apple's autumn event, where the firm is expected to unveil a revamped iPod line and other product news. The Apple tablet may not make an appearance at the event, which is likely to take place on September 9, but rumours include the debut of a new social feature for iTunes 9.0 and an appearance by Steve Jobs, according to All Things D.

  • 11 July 2009

  • Opinion: The return of the 'floppy'. Thanks, Apple!

    Is it the end for optical discs now that Apple is favouring something that looks remarkably like a tiny floppy disk? And is Apple plotting a strategic storage shift for its MacBook laptops?

  • 12 June 2009

  • Opinion: Microsoft Bing: 'Get a Mac'

    Ask Microsoft whether you ought to buy a Mac or a PC, and its answer will probably be inclined in favour of the latter. Microsoft folks will tell you that a PC is cheaper, is used by the majority of the world, and is endorsed by tiny tots and Jerry Seinfeld alike.

  • 10 June 2009

  • Opinion: The MacBook turns Pro

    Apple updated its 13in MacBook a few weeks back, giving the company's least expensive laptop better performance than the more expensive aluminium unibody models. This was a pretty strong hint that the aluminium models were due for a refresh.

  • 15 May 2009

  • Opinion: Why Steve Jobs will be back this summer

    Wouldn't it be great if, a few weeks after next month's WWDC, Apple maximum leader Steve Jobs returned - tanned, rested, healthy, and brandishing next-generation iPhones and other toys?

  • 07 May 2009

  • Opinion: Apple sued over alleged MagSafe fire hazard

    Don't look now, but Apple's got itself tied up in another lawsuit. This time, the fuss is over Apple's much-hyped MagSafe adaptor, which is allegedly prone to fraying, sparking and creating a fire hazard.

  • 19 March 2009

  • Opinion: Apple can't even spell MacBook correctly

    Are standards at Apple really slipping fast now that visionary CEO Steve Jobs isn't at the helm? It appears so.

  • 13 February 2009

  • Opinion: Apple iCard petition nears 1,000 mark

    Oh, no, gasps the man as he spots the envelope leant up against the vase holding a single rose.

  • 23 January 2009

  • Opinion: BBC's brainless Mac vs PC test

    What was the point of the BBC asking a Microsoft employee to test a Mac Plus against a modern-day Windows PC?

  • 21 January 2009

  • Opinion: SEC: Did Apple lie about Steve Jobs' health?

    Reports suggest that the US Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Apple's recent statements regarding CEO Steve Jobs' health, or otherwise.

  • 15 January 2009

  • Opinion: Steve Jobs is irreplaceable at Apple

    It's official: Steve Jobs is stepping down - temporarily - from his post at Apple, taking a medical leave of absence to deal with a health problem that has turned out to be "more complex" than the celebrity CEO had originally disclosed prior to the Macworld Expo event earlier this month.

  • 07 January 2009

  • Opinion: Expo better off without Apple

    Here's to future Macworld Expos featuring keynote speakers who don't have to walk eggshells to avoid alienating Apple.

  • 06 January 2009

  • Opinion: Could Phil Schiller actually be more fun than Steve Jobs?

    Just how used the world is to the idea of a Jobless Macworld keynote and an Apple-less Macworld Expo next year and forever more should become apparent today as Macworld Expo springs to life/death.

  • Opinion: CTRL-R keys are hardest hit during Macworld Expo keynote

    iPhone nano, Apple netbook or 9in iPod touch? The web is awash with the usual pre-Macworld Expo rumours and, Steve Jobs or not, Apple keynotes remain unique in their ability to make geeks around the globe drop what they're doing and head to the internet.

  • 17 December 2008

  • Opinion: The real reason Steve Jobs killed Macworld Expo

    News that there'll be no Steve Jobs at Macworld Expo in January has shocked the world. It's made even more terrible by Apple's coincidental announcement that there'll be no Apple at all at Macworld Expo in 2010 - if, indeed, there is a Macworld Expo 2010.

  • 16 December 2008

  • Opinion: Fuzziest Apple netbook rumour ever

    Apple will introduce two netbooks at Macworld Expo in January, suggests an analyst who admits he has "no inside information".

  • 09 December 2008

  • Opinion: Apple's horrible mouse legacy

    This month marks the 40th anniversary of the computer mouse. Apple was one of the first computer manufacturers to incorporate a mouse with its PCs, but the history of Apple mice is not a happy one.

  • 28 October 2008

  • Opinion: Smug Apple mocks dumb Microsoft ads

    Apple vs Microsoft just got nasty again. After two months of ad silence, Apple has finally responded to Microsoft's $300 million Windows image makeover campaign with two new ads that poke fun at Microsoft's TV ads.

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