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title: "6 Apple Quotes By John C. Dvorak"
description: "6 Apple quotes by John C. Dvorak. Plus more from John C. Dvorak and more Apple sayings from other authors."
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> [If Apple has a flaw, it's the inability of the company to crush competition using the kind of aggressive tactics that companies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/if-apple-has-a-flaw-it-s-the-inability-of-the-company-to-crush/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0f/john-c-dvorak-26637_aggressive_if-apple-has-a-flaw-it-s-the-inability-o_218197.png)

> [The Apple iPad is not going to be the company's next runaway best seller. Not if the industry can help it... With…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/the-apple-ipad-is-not-going-to-be-the-company-s-next-runaway-best/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/john-c-dvorak-26637_apple_the-apple-ipad-is-not-going-to-be-the-co_228121.png)

> [Apple should pull the plug on the iPhone... What Apple risks here is its reputation as a hot company that can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/apple-should-pull-the-plug-on-the-iphone-what-apple-risks-here-is-its/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10a/john-c-dvorak-26637_advise_apple-should-pull-the-plug-on-the-iphone_546526.jpg)

> [As for my prediction that this phone would be a bad idea for Apple to pursue, anything can still happen. Time is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/as-for-my-prediction-that-this-phone-would-be-a-bad-idea-for-apple-to/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3e/john-c-dvorak-26637_apple_as-for-my-prediction-that-this-phone-wou_1639880.png)

> [Nobody can deny that Apple is fashionable, and most iPhone users buy the newest so they can be fashionable. To do this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/nobody-can-deny-that-apple-is-fashionable-and-most-iphone-users-buy/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a1/john-c-dvorak-26637_apple_nobody-can-deny-that-apple-is-fashionabl_2056565.jpg)

> [The tablet market has only succeeded as a niche market over the years and it was hoped Apple would dream up some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/the-tablet-market-has-only-succeeded-as-a-niche-market-over-the-years/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7aa/john-c-dvorak-26637_apple_the-tablet-market-has-only-succeeded-as_2812331.png)

## Other authors on Apple

## More by John C. Dvorak

> [If Apple has a flaw, it's the inability of the company to crush competition using the kind of aggressive tactics that companies like Microsoft…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/if-apple-has-a-flaw-it-s-the-inability-of-the-company-to-crush/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/the-apple-ipad-is-not-going-to-be-the-company-s-next-runaway-best/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

> [If time means nothing to you, then surf the Web.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/if-time-means-nothing-to-you-then-surf-the-web/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

> [Intelligence is like good taste. If you don't have it, you don't miss it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/intelligence-is-like-good-taste-if-you-don-t-have-it-you-don-t-miss-it/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

> [The right to be a journalist is part of the Bill of Rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/the-right-to-be-a-journalist-is-part-of-the-bill-of-rights/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

> [Apple should pull the plug on the iPhone... What Apple risks here is its reputation as a hot company that can do no wrong.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/apple-should-pull-the-plug-on-the-iphone-what-apple-risks-here-is-its/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

> [When I hit Ctrl-Alt-Delete, I see that the System Idle Process is hogging all the resources and chewing up 95 percent of the processor's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/when-i-hit-ctrl-alt-delete-i-see-that-the-system-idle-process-is/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

> [The absolute deterioration of the wiki concept is just a matter of time. Once spam mechanisms are developed to eat into these systems, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/the-absolute-deterioration-of-the-wiki-concept-is-just-a-matter-of/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

> [As for my prediction that this phone would be a bad idea for Apple to pursue, anything can still happen. Time is a cruel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/as-for-my-prediction-that-this-phone-would-be-a-bad-idea-for-apple-to/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

> [ I hate to use that term \[iPad Killer\] since the iPad is probably dead anyway. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/i-hate-to-use-that-term-ipad-killer-since-the-ipad-is-probably-dead/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

> [Microsoft fears Intel is eventually going to create its own operating system and optimize its chips for its own OS, cutting Microsoft out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/microsoft-fears-intel-is-eventually-going-to-create-its-own-operating/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

> [“nIn all large corporations, there is a pervasive fear that someone, somewhere is having fun with a computer on company time. Networks help alleviate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/nin-all-large-corporations-there-is-a-pervasive-fear-that-someone/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

> [IBM uses what I like to call the 'hole-in-the-ground technique' to destroy the competition… IBM digs a big HOLE in the ground and covers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/ibm-uses-what-i-like-to-call-the-hole-in-the-ground-technique-to/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

> [The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a 'mouse.' There is no evidence that people want to use these things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/the-macintosh-uses-an-experimental-pointing-device-called-a-mouse/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

> [Nobody can deny that Apple is fashionable, and most iPhone users buy the newest so they can be fashionable. To do this right, Apple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-dvorak/nobody-can-deny-that-apple-is-fashionable-and-most-iphone-users-buy/)

[John C. Dvorak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-dvorak/)

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