John Kirk

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Android v. iOS Part 3: Network Effect

RECAP We’ve looked at Android and iOS market share and profit share.…

Android v. iOS Part 2: Profits

RECAP Yesterday we looked at Android and iOS mobile operating system market…

Android v. iOS Part 1: Market Share

INTRODUCTION This is the first article in a multi-part look at the…

Musings on Apple v. Samsung

As you may well know, the tech industry is currently enthralled with…

The iPad Put A Fork In Personal Computing

When Steve Jobs introduced the iPad in January 2010, he wondered aloud…

Is There No One At Google Who Knows How To Say “No”?

Google, in an email to those that pre-ordered a Nexus Q: We…

The New Mac Ads: If Tech Companies Were Cruise Lines

There has been a real kerfuffle caused by the new Mac Ads.…

The PC is the Titanic and the Tablet is the Iceberg. Any Questions?

Most tech pundits are confused about the Tablet computer. They compare the…

Microsoft to Apple: “Not On Our Watch”

“Declaring that Microsoft and its partners had in the past “ceded some…