In my recent review (http://www.macnews.com/2010/05/27/review-owc-extreme-pro-re-ssd-blazingly-fast-and-expensive) of the OWC Extreme Pro RE SSD [Solid State Drive] I said I loved the drive but “only” gave it an 8-out-of10 rating (I rarely bestow a nine and almost never a 10) because the price is somewhat prohibitive (the 100GB model is US$400). Was I being fair?
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by Greg Mills
Back in the beginning of computers putting information in was hard work as numerous switches had to be thrown a certain way to generate results. The punch cards had to be cut and processed. Then keyboards were used (about this time IBM screwed up and helped Microsoft take off).
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By Greg Mills
In the title of this article, I am speaking of the Giant Electronics Firm, not the city by the same nickname. It seems incredible for those of use who took no end of ridicule over the year that we were “one of those”: un-PC Apple computer, non-conformists.
We were told our computers were too expensive and that the end of Apple was in sight. Remember the statement, “I think Apple computers are easy to use, but they don’t do anything since there isn’t enough software for the platform.”
Read MoreHmmm. Could Steve Jobs be right about the future of movies, as well as music, being digital and online? Maybe. According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, the global home video market is poised to see further declines in the years ahead.
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By Greg Mills
The press is churning out story after story about Apple finally beating Microsoft out of being the top tech company spot, as far as market cap goes. Unfortunately for Microsoft, this is only the first of the major indignities that are looming ahead.
It boils down to this: Apple has launched a series of major hit products that each represent a virtual monopoly in their class, while Ballmer & Company have suffered embarrassing gaffs that have crippled their future and perhaps the PC platform itself.
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