Dan Wood: The Eponymous Weblog

Dan Wood Dan Wood is co-owner of Karelia Software, creating programs for the Macintosh computer. He is the father of two kids, lives in the Bay Area of California USA, and prefers bicycles to cars. This site is his weblog, which mostly covers geeky topics like Macs and Mac Programming.

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Mon, 17 Nov 2003

Macworld's article on Watson - Maybe Apple should also start selling Intel PCs?

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A few people have e-mailed me asking for my reaction to the recent Macworld article that says "Apple Resurrects Sherlock -- and Does It the Right Way." In many ways, it's flattering to Watson, but the author comes to a conclusion that I just don't get.

Matt Deatherage's back-page opinion piece in the May 2003 issue (no link available) starts with a significant amount of praise for Watson, but right away he states:

But if you're expecting a lengthy battle for the Web-services crown, stand down. It was over before it began, and Sherlock 3 won.

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