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The article seems to have a bias against iOS in general, which I believe might have led to the author's fact checking problems. Some notable examples are refer

The article seems to have a bias against iOS in general, which I believe might have led to the author's fact checking problems. Some notable examples are referring to the OS behind appletv, ipod touch/iphone & ipad as inflexible. A short memory with regard to iOS borrowing from PalmOS, while ignoring Newton. Then being critical of unsubstantiated news, while himself representing unsubstantiated rumours as fact, but only when it favours Android.

yardie 15y ago
If you read Thom long enough you'll find he has no love for either Microsoft or Apple. I do find his articles on Amiga and GNU/Linux to be well thought out and researched. But if he has an agenda he pushes it. It's like getting an Apple review from Paul Thurrot, he starts off hating it so you base everything from that.
- bluekeybox 15y ago
  I've been reading Thom's posts for long enough to infer that Apple is his least favorite company bar none, and that he would much rather side with Microsoft than with Apple. This anti-Apple bias is common in people who write tech reviews because (a) their audience is often international and Apple has been historically been popular internationally than in the U.S. (today, with China and Japan, things are a bit different), and (b) the reviewers are interested in creating as much confusion as possible about a large variety of tech products in order to ensure page hits, and Apple is actively working towards eliminating consumer confusion. Who wants to read boring, often poor-quality tech reviews when things just work?
  - thomholwerda 15y ago
    I don't think you've been reading my posts long enough, then. Every review I've ever written on an Apple product has been positive. Each and every one of them. On top of that, OSNews barely does any reviews - only a few every year. In other words, your post seems to be of a trollish nature :).

yardie 15y ago

If you read Thom long enough you'll find he has no love for either Microsoft or Apple. I do find his articles on Amiga and GNU/Linux to be well thought out and researched. But if he has an agenda he pushes it. It's like getting an Apple review from Paul Thurrot, he starts off hating it so you base everything from that.

bluekeybox 15y ago
I've been reading Thom's posts for long enough to infer that Apple is his least favorite company bar none, and that he would much rather side with Microsoft than with Apple. This anti-Apple bias is common in people who write tech reviews because (a) their audience is often international and Apple has been historically been popular internationally than in the U.S. (today, with China and Japan, things are a bit different), and (b) the reviewers are interested in creating as much confusion as possible about a large variety of tech products in order to ensure page hits, and Apple is actively working towards eliminating consumer confusion. Who wants to read boring, often poor-quality tech reviews when things just work?
- thomholwerda 15y ago
  I don't think you've been reading my posts long enough, then. Every review I've ever written on an Apple product has been positive. Each and every one of them. On top of that, OSNews barely does any reviews - only a few every year. In other words, your post seems to be of a trollish nature :).