The Macalope
By The Macalope
By the book: Why Apple makes the headline
It’s a tradition among pundits: Let’s compare Apple to Microsoft. That never gets old. Or does it?
04/16/2019
A pox on one of your houses: Thinking Apple should fix everything
Holding Apple responsible for the bad actions of its competitors.
04/09/2019
Hype cycling: Apple’s AirPower failure
AirPower's failure to launch was bad, but not this bad.
04/02/2019
With fan boys like these: Not charged about AirPods
The innovation gap between AirPods and randomly working party tricks.
03/26/2019
Feature comforts: Expecting Apple to chase features
You’d think by now, pundits would have figured out that Apple doesn’t use a checklist of features to chase. But that’s not the case, The Macalope says.
03/12/2019
Beneath the fold: The reality about Apple and foldable screens
It’s a cool technology, but Apple’s not too late to it.
02/26/2019
Misleading indicators: Correlation is not causation
Lines at the Apple Store were not solely related to Apple selling more iPhones. The Macalope explains.
02/19/2019
Blind spots: Does Apple know its own business?
There’s a good chance people at Apple have read “The Innovator’s Dilemma.”
02/12/2019
Blowing in the wind: Apple’s presumed failing
The Macalope finds that the Apple doom train continues to chug along whether you choose to ride it or it ever stops at Cupertino or not.
02/05/2019
Making a bad thing worse: Apple’s FaceTime bug
Mistakes are bad, but it’s worse when there’s intent. The Macalope explains.
01/31/2019
Four letter words: This year’s flop
Some iPhones don't sell as well as others. Ergo, flop.
01/29/2019
Dead Apple killers: It’s harder than it looks
So many Apple killers, so little actual killing.
01/24/2019
The price is wrong: Making things up about the iPhone
iPhones are more expensive. But not that much more expensive.
01/22/2019
Failure is not an option: Tim Cook’s operational skills
He’s not perfect, but Tim Cook is still very good at operations.
01/17/2019
So long, iPhone: Relegating Apple’s hits to history
Apple’s line of Mac products was one trick and the so-called i-Series was third second. A third trick? No way. But The Macalope disagrees.
01/15/2019
From bad to worse: Bad news leads to simplistic analysis
It's bad for Apple, but it's not why some people think.
01/08/2019
