“This is the last week of Apple iPhone hype, hyperbole, and hand-wringing…. Hitler got less coverage when he invaded Poland.” Good move, Dvorak. I mean, to a point I agree with your sentiment and feel like the whole of the tech “journalism” world has completely abdicated its responsibility to be impartial in its coverage of the Jes… I mean iPhone, but methinks pulling out the ol’ “he’s a fascist!!” is just a way of saying, essentially, I don’t like you. It makes you look like a hack.
What I want to know is, do people want endless cheerleading or accurate, impartial news in the world of tech, especially as it relates to the iPhone, and to a lesser extent to anything made by Apple? Anytime I’ve read anything that even so much as suggests that the iPhone doesn’t cure blindness or won’t rescue in-peril kittens from neighborhood tree tops, the writer is vilified as some sort of agent of Lucifer. It’s as if there’s some sort of unwritten rule that states all must kowtow before Jobs lest people call you names—they might even call you a fascist.
Shut Up About the iPhone, Already! [PC Magazine/Yahoo]
PC guy banging on Apple. Nothing new to see here, move along.
Dvorak is only interested in grabbing hits from inflammatory comments like this. He has no real value when it comes to information. I learned that years ago. I have only been reading your blog for a few weeks now and I an suspecting the same of you.
…and we all want Dvorak to shut it.
Cheers to that, Nicholas. Apple makes very inspired products that pull a very devoted fan-base. . . but the defensiveness has gotten incredibly out of control. Criticizing Apple these days is as severe an offense as calling someone’s mother a whore. I’m surprised that people care that much. Go enjoy your system and let the haters hate, right? Personally, I find that any other approach reflects badly on the collective mentality of the users. (And as usual, it’s probably the vocal minority that ruins it for everyone else.)
The argument could be made, though, that Apple is responsible for the shit-slinging attitudes perpetuated by their adoring fans. Their recent advertising campaign (I’m a Mac, I’m a PC) is like trash-talking politics at its worst. I’d much rather see a company let its products speak for themselves, rather than throwing low-blows at the competition.
It’s not that I want you to be more critical of Apple. It’s that I want you to just write less about them.
The Futurist piece predicting the iPhone bombing wasn’t a problem because it was negative about an Apple product – it was a problem that so much of it was pure speculation. Of course, almost all the coverage of the iPhone has been pure speculation, and that’s exactly what’s annoying about it. Don’t post rumors about insignificant details of one aspect of the launch – and please don’t pretend it’s relevant when you do.
When did Apple make a phone?