Comments on: Microsoft planning a Blu-Ray Xbox 360 - crazy talk?

By: HT Guy

HT Guy — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:17:46 +0000

Not just a plagiarist but it seems like he makes up quotes and news to get a “scoop” over legitimate journalists and news sites. It doesn’t matter whether it’s true. He can always delete the articles later (or edit them) if the facts don’t suppotr his made up news.

All of the Smart House and Smart Office sites (Australia) are full of crap - they’re all owned by David Richards, who is not only the publisher, but the editor and lead journalist as well. Tell me that’s not a conflict of interests.

You do your readers a disservice by referring to this person and his sites as a news-worthy source of information.

By: thebonafortuna

thebonafortuna — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:33:07 +0000

You know, at this point I’m starting to wonder what the differences are between the XBox 360 and a really powerful gaming PC. I always thought one of the main arguments in favor of console gaming is a standardized platform; one which doesn’t add or remove features on a quarterly basis. Its one thing to add a blu-ray drive as an add-on, but to integrate it with the console? Seems a little silly to do that, and then turn around and tell developers they can’t use the format to make games for.

By: Devin Coldewey

Devin Coldewey — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:23:27 +0000

I looked it up myself because i don’t trust random tinyurls, but it looks like you’re right. However, if it’s copied copy, I’ll correct the link myself later to point to the actual source. Unless the quotes are fabricated (a pretty likely possibility) I’ll leave it as is. Thanks for the heads up, though.

Readers, google “david richards plagiarism” if you’re curious.

By: Jason Unger

Jason Unger — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:08:31 +0000

Don’t believe the rumor. David Richards, the article’s author, is a noted plagiarist. see: http://tinyurl.com/yvwv3p