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My opinion on MG Siegler cemented after the last fight he had with Dan Lyons. I don't even really like Dan Lyons that much (though I was pretty amused by Fake S
by joebadmo 15y ago
My opinion on MG Siegler cemented after the last fight he had with Dan Lyons. I don't even really like Dan Lyons that much (though I was pretty amused by Fake Steve Jobs). But this post: http://realdanlyons.com/blog/2011/09/28/kindle-fire-and-the-tricky-business-of-chasing-scoops/ http://realdanlyons.com/blog/2011/09/28/kindle-fire-and-the-... seemed fair, reasonable, not hostile, and even careful in giving credit where it was due. And it had a great point: that we'll know when we know, and that the value of this type of "scoop" is close to zero.
Siegler's response was a fairly vicious, direct ad hominem with no greater point. http://parislemon.com/post/10774472888/fake-steve-jobs-funny-real-dan-lyons-sloppy-lazy http://parislemon.com/post/10774472888/fake-steve-jobs-funny...
Judge for yourself. I did, and I've decided not to read his writing anymore.
- Steko 15y agoI don't think very highly of either although both can commit journalism occasionally. Dan Lyons was an SCO shill for years. MG Siegler's writing style can best be described as a borderline parody of tech journalism meets pro wrestling.