Leander Kahney (born 25 November 1965) is a technology writer and author. He is a former managing editor, and previously a senior reporter, at

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, the online sister publication of ''

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''.

Career

He is also the author of five books centered on the subculture surrounding

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products, as well as the company itself: '' The Cult of Mac'', ''Cult of iPod'' (), ''Inside Steve's Brain'', '' Jony Ive — The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products'', and '' Tim Cook - The Genius Who Took Apple To The Next Level''. Kahney is currently best known for his role as editor and publisher of a popular Apple-centric

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, also titled Cult of Mac. As a prominent writer on

- and Mac-related topics, Kahney was once theorized (incorrectly) to be the identity of

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. Leander has worked for many other publications, including: ''

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'' as a senior reporter, ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' in

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. Working as a newspaper reporter in the UK, he covered amongst other things, the war in former Yugoslavia.

References

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