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Does the author discuss pros and cons of Google Wave? Pretty insightful. Why doesn't he cover Apple Newton likewise?

The author is clearly focused on recent history. Newton was canceled before Google was incorporated, and right after Steve Jobs became CEO.

XServ? Apple TV that has iterated through various terrible iterations? Ping?

The article is yet another Apple love-in. The comparison is "viewing one company with a critical eye, and the other with rose coloured glasses."