John C. Dvorak
John C. Dvorak is an American writer and broadcaster in the areas of technology and personal computing. He has been a columnist for multiple magazines since the 1980s and has written or co-authored over a dozen how-to books on software and technology.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Los Angeles
- Educated at
- University of California, Berkeley
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"s for my prediction that would be a bad idea for Apple to pursue, anything can still happen. Time is a cruel mistress."
"The Apple iPad is not going to be the company's next runaway best seller. Not if the industry can help it. … with the iPad, Apple may have irked its somewhat new partner Intel Corp. Intel gets spanked…"
"If is smart it will call the iPhone a "reference design" and pass it to some suckers to build with someone else's marketing budget. Then it can wash its hands of any marketplace failures. It should do…"
"I consider this situation to be dire for Apple. When the iPhone 5 arrives shortly, it will be crunch time for the company. ... It may be the last important iPhone."
"Within the decade, Microsoft should have a minimum of 300 stores. They should do as well as the Apple Stores … is going to experiment with holiday pop-up shops this year in various cities. I predict t…"
"Unfortunately, the public is all gaga over the idea of replacing a card swipe with an NFC pass-over using a smartphone. Go ahead and believe that. But if you think it is also hacker-proof, you'll be i…"
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Timeline
1952
Born
Birth2026
Died
Death
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