The Macalope » Apple Corporate

Who’s to blame?

The Macalope — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:27:09 +0000

This week’s Macworld column looks at Apple and China, the attack of the 5-inch cell phone and Siri’s data usage.

From zero to Godwin in 140 characters

The Macalope — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:24:34 +0000

Loving Isaacson’s Jobs bio. Had no idea how awful he was. Think Hitler with developers instead of the SS.

- Jacob Weisberg, editor-in-chief of Slate, on Twitter.

Crazy making

The Macalope — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:36:30 +0000

This week’s Macworld column looks at the ridiculous reaction to the iPhone 4S and Apple’s quarterly results and wonders what next week will be like.

Executive summary

The Macalope — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 14:52:04 +0000

This week’s Macworld column looks at three executives: Tim Cook, Andy Rubin and Steve Jobs, and includes a piece from Forbes that is Apple-is-a-religion-ariffic!

Like a hurricane

The Macalope — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:13:04 +0000

This week’s Macworld column looks at the continued aftermath of Steve Jobs’ resignation. Because people continue to say dumb things about it. Oh, and Paul Thurrott is annoyed by you all.

Comfort food

The Macalope — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:24:03 +0000

This week’s Macworld column posits that in these confusing times of change it’s nice to have something familiar, even if it’s that people always will say stupid things about Apple.

Uh, nice lede, CNN

The Macalope — Wed, 04 May 2011 04:32:54 +0000

Al Qaeda Inc. might suffer some initial setbacks from Osama bin Laden’s death, but so did Apple Inc. when shares dropped over rumors of Steve Jobs’ illness. But it did not take long to realize that Jobs has established a highly functional corporation, and the shares bounced back.

Drug trafficking, kidnapping fund al Qaeda (tip o’ the antlers to Dan Frakes)

It Gets Better – Apple Employees

The Macalope — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:22:58 +0000

(tip o’ the antlers to Rod Knowlton)

Terrific.

Update: As Matt Drance points out, you can donate to the It Gets Better project here.

Crossing the line

The Macalope — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 04:53:14 +0000

I totally understand that living in the public spotlight means that privacy sometimes is difficult to come by. I really do understand that. But there are still lines. While I find it distasteful, I get that the Mac Rumors and Apple Insider teams feels compelled to report that Jobs has been seen at a cancer treatment clinic.

However, linking to stories about how long someone has left to live is a different thing entirely — and is way over the line. Gizmodo, 9 to 5 Mac, Cult of Mac and others all crossed that line today.

Nice piece by Stephen M. Hackett (tip o’ the antlers to Jeff Carlson).

Executive business

The Macalope — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:27:59 +0000

Steve Jobs takes a leave, the Google exec shuffle and mind your own beeswax, Gawker, all in this week’s Macworld column.