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12/21/08
12/21/08
How about trying to provide some constructive criticism on how to make a UI that's original and easy to use without all the hate? Surely with all the gadgetry you guys have seen, you must be able to think of something that approaches Apple's usability while being different. I wish I could, but I'm not that imaginative. :(
12/21/08
@Mr_LaZy:
I could not agree more. Unfortunately, this is not a news site per se, and these folks are just bloggers which is as about as far removed from journalism as it is possible to be (short of a lobotomy) and yet still retain any typing skills.
They make no attempts to disguise their rabid fanboiism, nor should they. However, I am of the opinion that they ought to just make it a fanboi site and at least dispense with the notion that this site has anything even remotely resembling journalistic integrity, or non-biased articles...
There ought to be a disclaimer right under the title that states "We are not journalists. This is not a news site. This is an Apple fansite. Also we hate [insert hated console-of-the-week here]."
12/21/08
Haha I seem to forget that sometimes. I guess I owe and apology, but eh...
12/21/08
This site is simply a blog, nothing more, nothing less. The writers are just as biased, opinionated and passionate about the products they like as the rest of us. However, the attempts at a more news-like appearance sometimes obscure that truth, leading to cries of fanboiism in the "reporting" of products. If we want truthful, honest, unbiased product reports, then we need to look elsewhere (such as Consumer Reports), in addition to Gizmodo.
Everything here (just as with any news, except more so) should be taken with a large grain of salt.
12/21/08
For this reason, article titles must be given a second glance and compared carefully to the article content. Notice in this article the title uses the phrase "Apple Lawsuit" and the tags, including Apple, ripoff, crapmodo, and worstmodo. Yet the article itself says the device is rather slick, despite being a "blatant ripoff" yet gives little else.
The title and tags are designed to pander to the opinions of some of Giz's highest readership, namely Apple fans and incite the ire of non-Apple fans. It's no secret that Steve Jobs himself said Gizmodo is his favorite gadget blog. So, is it any wonder that Giz writers would intentionally title and tag their articles to increase that readership demographic and encourage Apple/PC fanboy debates? The more controversial the title, the more readers... that creates more commentary which, in turn, increases page views so people can see what the fuss is all about.
It's clever, and it works, but it's definitely not journalism when writers are encouraged, via their payscale, to create controversy through their titles and tags. It definitely gives rise to highly skewed and biased articles, which is clearly evident in abundance here.
Just food for thought.
12/21/08
Well, guess what Apple, just because you "stole it first" doesn't make you the undisputed god-kings of time and space, and all you survey. Spend more time actually developing your own technology. Worry more about being original, concentrate on yourselves (and the needs of your customers) and try putting out a good product.
Or maybe just change your logo to a pointing finger if you aren't going to stop these ridiculous "they stoled it from us!" shenanigans. Just a thought.
12/21/08
I never get tired of shenanigans....
12/21/08
12/21/08
Apple sued Creative for infringing on iPod patents with some of their Zen products as soon as Apple got the physical interface patented. Creative then countersued Apple for a music player UI made up of a heirarchy of nested lists.
They settled out of court. That's all there is to it.
12/21/08