Archive for January 12, 2006

Thursday, January 12, 2006

iTunes MiniStore Spyware/Adware

Kirk McElhearn:

In this article, I would like to examine why this hit the fan, what Apple did wrong, but also address some of the most frequently made comments to this story that have appeared on various web sites. I think that there was a failure of adequate communication by Apple, and a misunderstanding of some of the issues by many users.

Google Earth for Mac

Bill Bumgarner:

Overall, it looks and feels like an X11 application. That, combined with a overly busy user interface that does not focus on the core display (which is quite fantastic in and of itself) leads to an application that is just terribly unpleasant to use.