The Devil's Advocate
by John Kheit

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Buying TiVo for All the Right Reasons - January 16th, 2008

Mac UI Ain't All That: The Future & History of the User Interface - August 16th, 2006

Mac UI Ain't All That: The Future & History of the User Interface - August 15th, 2006

April 2006

MacWindows: The New Trojan Wars - April 4th, 2006

January 2006

TMO Scoop: Apple Files Patent for Looking Glass - January 25th, 2006
TMO Scoop: Mac OS 10.5 UI, Finally Resolution Independent? - January 25th, 2006
The Future of iPod Is Solid State - January 20th, 2006

December 2005

Spotlight: Is Your Mac Going To Rat On You? - December 28th, 2005
If Apple Buys Adobe, Is the Operating System Market up for Grabs? - December 16th, 2005

June 2005

Mac Punditry: Deranged and Dumb on any Processor - June 10th, 2005
Steve Meets Osborne, Again! - June 6th, 2005

January 2005

Apple Patents Exposé & iTMS UI: Part Patent, Part Speculation - January 21st, 2005

September 2004

iMac Designs Do's & Don'ts: Don't Mix Pyramids and Snakes - September 2nd, 2004

August 2004

The Pyramid iMac [TMO Scoop] - August 26th, 2004
Apple Files for Trademarks on iWork, ProBand, and Pods [TMO Scoop] - August 17th, 2004
Apple Patents Zooming Controller and Lighted Keyboards [TMO Scoop] - August 17th, 2004
Apple Files for Chameleon Patent and Morph Trademark - August 13th, 2004

May 2004

Apple Receives Patent for Pentagon-Shaped Buttons [TMO Scoop] - May 25th, 2004
Apple's GUI Patent Strategy is Transparent - May 13th, 2004
Kinky iMacs, iTunes, & Other Apple Patents [TMO Scoop, Updated] - May 11th, 2004

April 2004

Note From Russia, With Love: The iTMS Is Dead - April 30th, 2004
Some Free Advice For Apple. Lower Prices. - April 13th, 2004
Apple Granted Patent For Adjustable Screen Snake Arm [TMO Scoop!] - April 7th, 2004
New Software Can Strip Apple's DRM From iTunes Downloads - April 5th, 2004

March 2004

Apple Display Dyslexia - March 30th, 2004
Apple Patents iPod User Interface [Scoop!] - March 25th, 2004

October 2003

iTunes Sucks: In Cupertino, 21 Is A Bust - October 7th, 2003

September 2003

Apple's Up-Sell Equals Switcher No Sale - September 10th, 2003

July 2003

iHippies, DRM & TiVo: Apple Files For New Copy Protection Patent [TMO Scoop] - July 14th, 2003

June 2003

The Bet: Apple, Faster, Better & Still a Loser - June 20th, 2003
Apple Files For New Multiple "Persona" Patent For Use In PDAs - June 16th, 2003
GNUstep, Mac OS X Compatible On Intel Hardware - June 6th, 2003

May 2003

MS's ClearType KOs Apple's Quartz In The Lightweight Division - May 23rd, 2003
Squeeze-The-Charmin: Mouse Improvements For Today's Mac - May 16th, 2003
The Real Megahertz Myth: Is Apple The Real Slim Shady? - May 9th, 2003

April 2003

Apple Music Store: The New 8-Track Tape - April 30th, 2003
Dial Up The Great Mouse Button Debate: Apple Applies For Rotary Mouse Patent - April 25th, 2003
Rabbits From Mad Hatters: Steve Jobs & Apple, Then And Now - April 22nd, 2003
Music Industry Savior? - Steve Jobs Is The Media's Darling - April 17th, 2003
Debunking Dvorak With Napkin Math For OS X On Intel - April 8th, 2003
A Place For Everything, & Everything In Its Place, Except In Mac OS X - April 7th, 2003

March 2003

iPad Follow-Up: New Intel Processor Aims At PDA & Cell Phone Functionality - March 19th, 2003
Make That Tea For Two: Looking At Microsoft's Patents - March 7th, 2003
Understanding Patents & How They Apply To Apple - March 5th, 2003
Reading The Apple Patent Tea Leaves - March 4th, 2003

February 2003

The iPod Is Really Showing Its Age - February 20th, 2003

January 2002

Microsoft: Of Kids & Con Men - January 1st, 2002

September 2001

Apple Will Fail As A Digital Hub Provider Without Digital Video Recording Capabilities - Septemver 21st, 2001

is an attorney. Please don't hold that against him. This work does not necessarily reflect the views and/or opinions of The Mac Observer, any third parties, or even John for that matter. No assertions of fact are being made, but rather the reader is simply asked to consider the possibilities.

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