I think I’ve said multiple times that I don’t comment on tech. But guess what? Amid all those adverse “news” against Apple, especially among the Chinese media, I’d like to talk a bit about tech today.

The Hong Kong media seems to be advocating a wrong concept that Apple is on its decline; that the iPhone 5s isn’t selling well because black market price doesn’t match that of the iPhone 5; no one is buying the iPad Air because it isn’t innovative.

But guess what? The fact is the contrary. Ask anyone who has got his hands on the new iPad Air, and you’ll get positive comments like “it’s extremely well built, unlike any iPads Apple has ever created”. And on the black market price? First of all trading iPhones on the black market isn’t right. Why on earth would anyone sell these lovely devices that are milestones of human civilization to people on mainland China who have no taste at all? And, the fact that price is governed by two factors — supply and demand — must not be forgotten. Why can’t the fall of black market price, and even the improved availability of the 5s from Apple be attributed to a matured supply chain thanks to its predessor, the iPhone 5, which essentially has the same industrial design, being already manufactured for a whole year? The fact that we get unprofessional and erroneous reports from journalists further mark the fact that #thiscityisdying.

No, I’m not a fanboy. I’m just a down-to-earth person who embraces the best technology available. For the past decade, and in the foreseeable future, the best technology (hardware and software integration) comes from Apple. Google deserves some credit for its excellent services. And Microsoft? It deserves a spot in hell. But if some day, Apple is no longer at the forefront of tech innovations, I’ll in no doubt say goodbye to Apple.

Written on my iPad