To be fair, I think what he is specifically saying is that a lot of the blogosphere/tech buzz/flame wars etc. is not influencing anything because by the time th

To be fair, I think what he is specifically saying is that a lot of the blogosphere/tech buzz/flame wars etc. is not influencing anything because by the time the early adopters get their hands on the gear, the next product is already in the production pipeline, so there's no real net effect in being able to influence product development. (The "influencing" effect is more of a marketing effect). But I agree with you that I have not encountered a computer user, no matter how naive, who didn't take specs into consideration when they buy their next computer. They know they need "more" if nothing else.