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I think HN is much better than TechCrunch/Mashable/etc in that regard. The big tech blogs seem to have a vested interest in promoting the idea of huge acquisiti
by ojbyrne 15y ago
I think HN is much better than TechCrunch/Mashable/etc in that regard. The big tech blogs seem to have a vested interest in promoting the idea of huge acquisitions. People here seem genuinely interested in the details and the detailed outcomes.
- joshu 15y agoI dunno. It feels like a lot of the comments are either angry/chip on shoulder/etc or are presenting opinions as fact for puffery. Hardly any better. There's not even a glimmer of doubt in anyone's mind that the reporting might be incorrect, etc.
- jarek 15y agoHN thinking TC might not be perfectly right every time? Why I never! - Still bitter about the TC/Last.fm/U2 story
- josefresco 15y agoWe use the the article as the basis for the debate here. Sometimes that debate stays on topic, sometimes it does not. For the sake of timeliness we mostly have to assume the article is accurate, however sometimes the debate itself is regarding the authenticity of the publisher, author or sources (or lack thereof). The HN system is quite healthy IMHO