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Another Black Eye for Apple

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

I continue to ask why people do business with Apple. They are hell-bent to extract as much money from your pocket as they possibly can…legal or otherwise. The Justice department has now formally accused Apple of price-fixing with several major … Continue reading →

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Apple Taking a New Direction?

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

Now here’s an unusual headline “Apple CEO Jobs Takes Medical Leave, Cook to Fill In”. I figured Jobs had a good handle on the company but to turn it over to kitchen help? Early rumors are the iPad will soon … Continue reading →

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Apple Wants Too Much of the Pie

Posted on September 16, 2010 by

Apple is trying to talk newspapers into a deal to put them on the iPad. The only problem is the onerous terms. They want 30% of subscription revenue and 40% for ads! That’s not even a realistic starting point. For … Continue reading →

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Best Apple Bashing Limericks

Posted on June 10, 2010 by

I love bashing Apple. There is too much zealotry around this company both inside and out. The Apple faithful just love their new toys, You can tell from their pandering noise. With devotees prodigious It’s almost religious. At least they’re … Continue reading →

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Happy Meals Make Kids Too Happy

Posted on April 29, 2010 by

Here’s another example of the ‘nanny’ government in California. A Board of Supervisors with an overarching sense of self importance wants to ban the toys in Happy Meals because they attract children. So does Ronald McDonald but I don’t see … Continue reading →

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Porn Comes to the iPad

Posted on April 26, 2010 by

One of the worlds biggest porn companies has figured out how to stream video to the new iPad, bypassing the Apple Store and it’s salacious content rules.  This isn’t the first time the porn industry has led the way into … Continue reading →

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Apple Out Shines the Pope

Posted on April 5, 2010 by

The weekend news was filled with stories about Apple’s iPad debut or the Pope on the ropes. Both were mildly entertaining although similarly redundant. Seldom was heard a discouraging word about either the iPad or the Pope. It was a … Continue reading →

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Hold Onto Your Wallet, Here Comes the iPad.

Posted on April 2, 2010 by

I’ve never been one of the Apple minions. My biggest problem is they lock you into their devices and their stores. I don’t like being a captive. So here we have another visionary, game changing device. Maybe…maybe not. I just … Continue reading →

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The Apple Prayer

Posted on January 29, 2010 by

Here’s a little something different. All that Apple worship got my creative juices up so let’s try a little prose. I hope you enjoy! Our Father who art in Cupertino, hallowed be thy name. Thy products come, Thy marketing be … Continue reading →

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It’s an iPad

Posted on January 28, 2010 by

And the answer is…an iPad! Glad that’s finally over. Now the Apple minions can go back to the blogs and resume their online chanting. I’m not necessarily a critic but I’m just not sure who needs these things. Then again, … Continue reading →

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