The iPhone Air is doomed because one guy returned it
If you thought we were going to get out of November without an iPhone sales failure, well, you thought wrong. The Wall Street Journal goes so far as to drop an F-bomb on the iPhone…
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Apple might actually be doomed if Siri misses another deadline
Remember enhanced Siri? Apple first announced it in June of 2024 and planned to deliver it in an update to iOS 18, but it never did. You might be forgiven for thinking now that it…
The iPhone 17 is doomed because everyone says it isn’t
Casual readers of this column may incorrectly assume that this pointy observer only takes on silly prognostications about iPhone production cuts. This is a hurtful stereotype of mythical beasts who have heads shaped like classic…
Is Windows’ Copilot button doomed to the fate of the Cortana key?
When Microsoft’s Copilot key first poofed into existence, I tilted my head and thought… Wait, another shortcut key? I’ve definitely been here before. Does anyone remember the Cortana key? The Office key? The F-Lock key?…
Is Apple’s Liquid Glass as doomed as Windows Vista?
People seem to either hate Liquid Glass or…well, the Macalope has yet to see anyone who says they love it. Engadget’s Devindra Hardawar comes the closest in saying “Apple’s Liquid Glass is Windows Vista done…
Ad nauseam: Apple might actually be doomed if this keeps up
Um… what the heck is going on with Apple’s advertising? Forget the problem with Apple selling ads, which is also a problem. Apple has a problem making ads. Disclaimer: you can’t talk about Apple ads…
AI video just took a startling leap in realism. Are we doomed?
Since 2022, we’ve been using the prompt “a muscular barbarian with weapons beside a CRT television set, cinematic, 8K, studio lighting” to test AI image generators like Midjourney. It’s time to bring that barbarian to…
Tim Cook’s year is doomed, and it’s not even June yet
Has anyone done a check-in with Tim Cook lately? You know, just drive by the Apple campus and see how things are going? Maybe bring him an edible basket of some kind? He’s been having…
Apple is doomed because Apple isn’t doomed
It’s time for Schrödinger’s Apple doom, where the company is not “doomed” but ehhhhh sorta a little doomed? Writing for The Houston Chronicle, Dwight Silverman wants to have his anti-Apple doom headline and eat his…
Apple is doomed because it can’t have any fun anymore
The Macalope doesn’t like to complain (LOL). Really, when it comes down to it, being an Apple pundit isn’t a bad gig. Well, the hours are pretty good, anyway. Lately, however, it seems there are…