I figured it would be, and you’ve probably read about my grousings on this blog and Facebook. Windows 8 is just terrible, and the public isn’t being fooled. Charts and info provided in the link.

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Yep, it’s all Apple’s fault. If they didn’t produce such cool gadgets like the iPhone and iPad, then according to New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, the crime rate wouldn’t be so high.

Nope, I didn’t make that up. Read it at the link below.

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If you’ve been following the news, you know that Apple has a serious problem with its Maps app. People are getting lost, entire cities are being moved, and other un-map-like things. Turns out Apple’s attempt to eschew Google’s Maps app just didn’t work out. That’s bad news. The good news is that Google’s Maps app is once again available for the iPhone. Ten million people have downloaded it.

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The old Yackov Smearnov line was, “In Soviet Russia, TV watches you!” That’s actually kind of true in the 21st Century, although it’s not the government watching you through your HDTV, it’s the hackers!

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Apple computer’s stock has taken a nose-dive since mid-September. It’s down from an all-time high of just a hair over 700 to just a hair over 500 this morning. What are the reasons?

First, you could blame the “fiscal cliff.” Capital gains taxes here in the US are set to rise next month. So a lot of stockholders may be taking their profits before those taxes go up. But if that were true, don’t you think that the entire market would be down just as much?

Second, it could be the reckoning that no one will ever replace Steve Jobs. I doubt that. Apple has a lot of the same people working there, and Jobs doubtless had projects in the pipeline. Still, stock trading is emotional, so that may play a small role.

Third, it could just be that Apple hasn’t done anything amazing in a while. That could be tied to my second reason, but I think it’s the big one here. People expected wiz-bang from Apple and we just haven’t seen it in a few years. So the thrill is gone.

Historically, Apple stock does tend to peak and valley, followed by a long, slow climb back into the stratosphere. I do, however, believe that the stock will dip below the magic $500/share line and then dip some more. Then it will recover. In fact, if they announce Apple iTV next year — and it’s wiz-bang — you may see the stock jump 60 or 70 points in a day.

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That clunk sound you hear is the drop of the public’s interest in Microsoft’s once-hot tablet, the Microsoft Surface. Apparently consumers aren’t fired up about the unit, which has sold less than one million units in the fourth quarter. That officially makes the once-killer gizmo a flop.

It’s odd, too: I figured the surface would showcase Windows 8. After all, Windows 8 is geared by Microsoft into converting all desktop Windows users into tablet users, specifically the Surface and other Windows 8 tablets. I suppose that’s just not going to happen.

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