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I am honest: I don't get it. Is the reviewed review focused on meaningless metrics or why is this funny? I skimmed through a couple of pages and did not see any
by aw3c2 14y ago
I am honest: I don't get it. Is the reviewed review focused on meaningless metrics or why is this funny? I skimmed through a couple of pages and did not see any of that, in fact it seemed comprehensive if a bit subjective and fanboyish.
- fredley 14y agoI don't think it's parodying the use of metrics, it's parodying the extreme attention to detail.
- aprendo 14y agoNo, it's a quite serious (and quite good) review. Marco Arment is only teasing Siracusa.
- mdc 14y agoIf you listen to Marco's podcast, he'll occasionally say something like "I want to talk about this topic but Siracusa just talked about it on his podcast and did a great job so I'll be quick about it." It think this review-review is Marco's way of saying that he knows he's expected to comment on the new OSX and everyone should just go read Siracusa's review. Plus it was funny. edit: typo
- loire280 14y agoIt's also self-parody of Marco's exhaustively researched reviews - which are often focused on relatively mundane things like LED light bulbs, thermostats, and coffee gadgets.