Paul Thurrott

"Apples fans are more interested in spending money than they are with facts. … That the lackluster iPhone 4S can sell so well in a market dominated by more capable Android handsets (not to mention Windows Phones) only bolsters that notion."

"Apple Watch is superfluous, an unnecessary accessory that literally no one needs. ... it just seems so pointless. ... I understand, even accept, that Apple hardware purchases involve most of the points made above and that most fans of the company simply don’t care or are essentially pushing their fingers into their ears and going "na-na-na-na" so they can’t hear the logic of the argument against their buying decisions. I am at peace with this."

"[Apple] events are tough for non-sycophants such as myself. I dont take everything Apple says at face value, as they would prefer. And I certainly dont buy into the theory that the worlds most profitable company is in any way out to help humanity or make the world a better place."

"These early [Windows Phone sales] reports dont provide any credible figures. But even if sales are as bad as all get-out, youre forgetting one thing: It almost doesnt matter, because Microsoft is in this for the long haul. Theyre going to continue pushing this system ahead, and pushing it to developers and users."

"Android and the DROID X are, warts and all, already neck and neck with the iPhone 4. Its scary to think how one-sided this would be if Google just put a handful of UI experts on the [Android app] marketplace. Game over, Apple. Game over."

"[T]he facial scanner in the iPhone X is based on the technology that Microsoft first used, disastrously, in its Xbox Kinect sensor. This probably explains why [Apples Face ID] works so poorly: If Microsoft could never perfect this in a relatively huge device, how could Apples component makers ever fit the technology into a space a few centimeters across and millimeters deep?"

"Apple is a hugely successful company and its Mac business, even though it trails the wider PC market by a wide margin, is a great business, a very, very successful and desirable business. For Apple. Why anyone would care about that, other than employees of Apple, is unclear to me."

"Is this thing even worth reviewing? Right off the bat, Im glad to see that my initial reactions to this thing were accurate. Anyone who believes this thing is a game changer is a tool. Im sorry, but thats just the way it is."

"Make no mistake, this transition is happening. ... The world were heading toward belongs to Windows RT."

"There are three [Apple Watch] lineups that range in price from "just" $350 for an Apple Sport stripper model with low-end materials to an astonishing $17,000 for an 18 karat gold silly version. As I noted on Twitter, this isnt consumer electronics anymore. Its consumerism run amok."