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Robert X Cringely was an alter ego for years; PBS gave him his own show under the name. I guess this fellow carried it a bit too far, but it's not the first ti
by mwexler 17y ago
Robert X Cringely was an alter ego for years; PBS gave him his own show under the name. I guess this fellow carried it a bit too far, but it's not the first time it's happened.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_X._Cringely http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_X._Cringely
- wmf 17y agoThe difference is that Cringely wasn't promoting his own products.
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- whyenot 17y agoIt was a pen name, and as Wikipedia mentions, was used by several different writers. It was made clear in his (their?) columns, at least in the early days, that the name was fictitious. What happened here is a little different. Someone was claiming to be two different real people. In at least one case he even interviewed himself.