Oh, happy day! My AppleID account was hacked!

No doubt, some time ago, you read or heard about how some miscreants broke into journalist Mat Honan's Apple ID and wiped his MacBook Air, iphone, and iPad clean. Which reminded me of something that happened a few years ago. My AppleID had been hacked, too—by me, but with no evil intentions and not just for kicks. I did it out of desperation. And my "accomplice" was an Apple employe who, like me, had no idea that she was doing anything wrong. [To be continued.]

Email to Apple CEO Tim Cook

More is less, or is variety the spice of life?

Here's a copy of a message that I recently emailed to Apple CEO Tim Cook:

Is Apple competing with itself? Surely you are aware that, when Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy which he saved by slashing the number of Mac models and accessories. Since then, Apple's lineup of producs has again increased, much to the confusion and dismay of some of its potential customers. Currently the iMac comes in two sizes and an array of specifications. In addition, Apple offers a choice of 3 iPads, 3 iPhones, 4 iPods, 3 MacBook Pros, plus the MacBook Air, the Mini, the Mac Pro, Apple TV, 2 routers, and Time Capsule. Is Apple truly "maniacally committed" [your words] to producing the best products, or is the goal to attract more buyers, even if some of the models are inferior to others but cheaper not just in price? "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."

No response as yet and none expected, but still…