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> [...] Dropbox’s Ben Newhouse, from its desktop client team, told TechCrunch. TechCrunch, FYI: quoting an HN comment doesn't really count as "told TechCrunch"
by nicky0 10y ago
> [...] Dropbox’s Ben Newhouse, from its desktop client team, told TechCrunch.
TechCrunch, FYI: quoting an HN comment doesn't really count as "told TechCrunch".
- labrador 10y agoI'm assuming TechCrunch contacted Mr Newhouse to verify that he wrote that HN response, so he did tell TechCrunch. It would be a bigger journalistic problem if they didn't verify with Mr Newhouse and just took text from some commenter purporting to be Mr Newhouse.
- vmasto 10y agoIt still doesn't count as "told TechCrunch".
- recursive 10y agoWould it count if he then repeated the words as well? What are you looking for ?
- Dylan16807 10y ago> What are you looking for ? Probably for TechCrunch to use a term like "said" instead of involving themselves after the fact.
- maroonblazer 10y agoOr that he gave that statement to TechCrunch prior to posting it on HN. It appears there's just a 3 hour time difference between his HN post and the TC story being published.
- Doctor_Fegg 10y agoBen Newhouse will 100% have had to get clearance from Dropbox management for a statement like that. So if that's the line that management has agreed, it's not really surprising that the same statement is given to other outlets too.
- parfe 10y agoPretty funny to see a bunch of HN comments from people who think this is a special club when they were really duped by PR copypasta.