DanLyons Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

In defense of Dan: Why Lyons has a strong point about the Mac

by Erica Sadun (Jun 10th, 2010)

Chris Rawson and I like to tag-team, and this time I pulled the counterpoint to his "Mac ain't dead" point. I'm going to enter into this conversation delicately because, like Dan Lyons, I don't think the Mac is dead. Yes, you read that correctly, I agree with Lyons when he writes, "To be sure, ...

The Mac is far from dead

by Chris Rawson (Jun 9th, 2010)

Over at Newsweek, Dan Lyons, formerly famous as Fake Steve Jobs, asks the question: Does Apple's iPhone 4 signal the death of the Macintosh? He goes on to answer this question in his article with lots of attention-grabbing phrases like, "RIP, Macintosh," and "You've been dropped. Dumped. It's over." ...

Fake Steve Jobs to be a TV show

by Mike Schramm (Mar 17th, 2010)

Dan Lyons, better known as blogger Fake Steve Jobs, has apparently signed a deal with Seinfeld writer Larry Charles to create a half-hour, single camera, satirical TV show about a Silicon Valley hotshot. As of now, Lyons is only writing the pilot script for the series, but since it's called "iCON," ...

Operation Cuckoo to oppose Operation Chokehold

by Dave Caolo (Dec 16th, 2009)

In what sounds like the title of the worst Bruce Willis movie ever, a group of pro-AT&T Facebook users are up in arms about Operation Chokehold. Let's start from the beginning. Earlier this week, AT&T's chief executive of Mobility, Ralph de la Vega stated that he wants iPhone users to ...

Is Fake Steve returning, real Steve ill?

by Dave Caolo (Sep 3rd, 2008)

First the good news. Dan Lyons, the man behind Fake Steve Jobs, has suggested that his fictional alter-ego may be ready for a return. Earlier in the summer, Dan left his job at Forbes for Newsweek, and stopped writing as Fake Steve in the process. However, this week he starts that Newsweek job, and ...