John Gruber questions NPD figures, just as NPD figures turn against Apple
Having seen the NPD report which claimed Apple’s retail market share has dropped, John Gruber takes issue: “It’s never been clear to me why reports like this are reported as fact. NPD doesn’t have some...
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Daring Fireball on Apple’s Culture of Secrecy
Daring Fireball: “Thoughtful criticism. I agree with Anil that Apple has an institutional problem, but I disagree over what it is. I believe that it truly is beneficial for Apple to maintain secrecy...
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There’s these great cut-down computers, right…
Daring Fireball: Maybe Instead of Two Cars, You Just Need a Car and a Bicycle: “The idea of a computer that does a lot less — leaving out even things you consider essential, because you can still do...
View ArticleApple’s quest for massive market share
John Gruber has an excellent post up on Apple’s apparent-restriction of cross-platform development tools on the iPhone. I largely agree with him – from Apple’s perspective this makes perfect sense,...
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Nieman Journalism lab responds to John Gruber
Nieman Journalism Lab responds to John Gruber’s defence of the 30% Apple subscription take: “But if someone searches for and downloads The New York Times app — after the Times has spent more than a...
View ArticleSometimes John Gruber just hits the spot perfectly
John Gruber arguing against the silliness that is Henry “Fraud, you say?” Blodget’s latest nonsense: “Keep in mind that Apple’s penalty for losing the PC war in the 1990s is that it is now the most...
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Malware, the Mac, and the wolf
John Gruber’s delivered a list of previous claims that the Mac is about to succumb to malware real soon now under the title of “Wolf!” The analogy John’s making is that the pundits should all remember...
View ArticleThe Windows Store Revenue Split
Daring Fireball on the Windows Store Revenue Split: Another big difference from Apple. I wonder though, with the various antitrust agreements Microsoft has made around the world, whether they could...
View ArticleJohn Gruber’s faulty maths on ChromeOS
Daring Fireball Linked List: Acer and Chrome OS, Sitting in a Tree: “Sounds like Chrome OS is starting to get some traction, but I do wonder if actual sales match the ‘shipments’. Looking at my stats...
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