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This bums me out. A TC that can't call AOL a pile of dung isn't TC to me. I really enjoyed TC, and have a lot of respect for Michael Arrington. I don't blame hi
by markkat 16y ago
This bums me out. A TC that can't call AOL a pile of dung isn't TC to me. I really enjoyed TC, and have a lot of respect for Michael Arrington. I don't blame him at all for cashing in. But this will decrease the quality of TC.
- josefresco 16y agoAOL owning Engadget and Autoblog, two blogs I visit daily, hasn't affected the quality one bit.
- kalid 16y agoBut gadgets and cars aren't areas AOL is heavily involved in, as far as I know. How would reporting of something like AOL's search privacy leak (http://techcrunch.com/2006/08/07/aol-this-was-a-screw-up/ http://techcrunch.com/2006/08/07/aol-this-was-a-screw-up/) go?
- markkat 16y agoNot that those are bad blogs, but they are very different from TC, IMO. Arrington infused TC with a 'devil-may-care' personality that made for a dramatic read. I don't think AOL (their PR dept) will be able to stomach such behavior. I think this will tame TechCrunch.