Articles by The Macalope
Apple’s latest competitors are Nothing at all
Meta puts its watch ambitions on hold leaving an opening for, well, Nothing.
WWDC gave us plenty of reasons to get mad at Apple
Don't get mad about Stage Manager's hardware requirements. Get mad about the Apple Watch Series 3.
Stage Manager proves once and for all: The iPad can work
Multitasking finally makes sense on Apple's tablet.
Apple’s wage hikes are a nice smokescreen for much uglier fears
Apple should take a page from one of its competitors. No, the other one.
The Pixel Watch will fail for the same reason every other Apple Watch killer failed
Some people may like the Pixel Watch's looks, but not the Macalope.
Privacy is a right—the right way to lose money
Meta and other companies are hit hard by Apple's privacy rules.
We finally know why Apple is so doomed: It’s all Jony Ive’s fault
Jony Ive is a talented guy, but he was not Apple's sole innovator.
Apple keeps reminding us how ridiculous its App Store rules are
Facebook's hypocritical take on the App Store is sadly in character.
5G is a joke and the iPhone is the well-timed punchline
Apple may have been late to the 5G party but the party was lame anyway.
These hot Apple takes were so bad they’ve gone rotten
Remember when people thought Elon Musk would be great as CEO of Apple?
Apple can make its legendary ease of use extremely difficult when it wants to
The trickle of App Store changes is a torrent of frustration for developers.
Of course the new iPhone SE is doomed–and in record time too!
Rumors of production cuts make the Macalope wonder if he hasn't seen this episode before.
Apple is about to make a big mistake with the iPhone 14
No new iPhone mini this year? Say it isn't so.
Apple left out the ‘Pro’ when it made Mac Studio
Apple's Mac lineup is better than ever, but it's still missing an important piece.
The iPhone SE is forever doomed to fall short of lofty expectations
The problem with surveys is that people don't know what they're doing.
Too big to fine: How do you punish a company that can afford anything?
Apple is happy to pay fines to keep doing business as usual.
Apple’s trust issues could end up hurting us all
Apple would rather you don't publicize problems, but that seems to be what works.