Editorial

It’s not the Messiah, it’s an interesting new publishing medium

by Adam Banks on 4 March 2011 in Editorial

Ever since the first rumours that Apple might launch a tablet computer, the publishing world has been obsessed with the idea that this might be the new way to read magazines and newspapers that people had been waiting for. Obviously readers must be waiting for something, because they weren’t buying as many magazines and newspapers. [...]

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No business like show business

by Adam Banks on 18 February 2011 in Editorial

This fortnight, we flew 11,000 miles to go to a computer show. Macworld Expo San Francisco may be a long way away and named after a rival magazine (in the US, the two are intertwined by a complicated history of cross-licensing and staff swaps), but it’s our favourite place to meet the industry and some [...]

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We need to talk about Steve

by Adam Banks on 9 February 2011 in Editorial
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On Monday 17 January, Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced, in
a letter to employees, that he would be taking a third leave of absence from the company for medical reasons. During a previous hiatus in 2009, he underwent a liver transplant to treat a rare form of pancreatic cancer. No information has been released about the reasons for his current break, and his letter closed: ‘My family and I would deeply appreciate respect for our privacy.’

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Brought to you by the letter ‘i’

by Nik Rawlinson on 5 January 2011 in Editorial
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Everything – and nothing – has changed in seven years. The first editorial I ever wrote for MacUser, back in the autumn of 2003, didn’t include any words that featured the letter ‘i’. I wanted to make the point that Apple’s i-devices weren’t the be-all and end-all of the company.

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Do you want to know a secret?

by Nik Rawlinson on 9 December 2010 in Editorial
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The Beatles on iTunes. Is it such a big deal? Actually, it is. Now, I’m no Beatles fan, as anyone on the MacUser team will tell you. I’ve never understood the fascination, never enjoyed classics such as Hey Jude and We Can Work It Out, never really comprehended why anyone is still going on (and on and on) about them 50 years after they formed and 40 years after they called it a day. The Beatles leave me cold.

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Apple’s Xserve loses its x factor

by Nik Rawlinson on 24 November 2010 in Editorial
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I don’t own an Xserve, and it’s unlikely I ever would have bought one, but that doesn’t mean I don’t mourn its passing. Xserve was an iconic product and, despite the fact that the most any of us ever saw of it was the 19in slice of its front screwed into a server rack, it looked just as good – and as understated – as a MacBook Pro or Mac mini. Its looks alone aren’t why I’m sorry to see it go, though. I’m concerned about public perception.

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