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Silly. Unlike Dave Winer to post such a one-sided rant. He may not like the mini's screen, but it's evident lots of people do. Generalisation rarely makes for

by swombat 14y ago

Silly. Unlike Dave Winer to post such a one-sided rant. He may not like the mini's screen, but it's evident lots of people do. Generalisation rarely makes for good arguments. As for Apple not compromising before Jobs died? Are you kidding? If Apple should be known for any particular modus operandi, it is precisely that they make compromises - but the right kind of compromise, which they believe will deliver the best product. Microsoft is much more likely to make no compromise, and therefore try to do everything at once.

davewiner 14y ago
It's a blog post. Do you know what a blog post is? Hint: It's where someone tells you what they think based on their personal experience.
- swombat 14y ago
  What I'm criticising is not the personal viewpoint - that's fine - it's the huge generalisations coming off the back of it: "I don't like the iPad mini for this one reason and therefore Apple is fucked an Jobs would never have let that happen!"
  - davewiner 14y ago
    Can I make a suggestion that you not put "in quotes" things the person you're conversing with did not say. That's a fairly hostile thing to do. Speak for yourself, not for the other guy. Everything in everything I write has an implicit IMHO. So ease up there buddy -- and don't get all derailed just because someone had an opinion you don't like or agree with. It's the beauty of life -- we all get to have our own opinions and act on them. YMMV.
    - swombat 14y ago
      > Can I make a suggestion that you not put "in quotes" things the person you're conversing with did not say. That's a fairly hostile thing to do. Speak for yourself, not for the other guy. You do realise that you just used quotes in a way that contradicts what you just said, right? I (and many others, you included, it seems) use quotes to single out a statement or phrase. In this particular case, I used them in an even more boring way: to mark a statement that I felt paraphrased your post. I don't see how that's hostile. You seem to have a thing about quotes, though, since you remarked on them to someone else on this thread! Anyway, I'm not the one who's worked up :-) I'm certainly not "derailed" (am I allowed to use quotes this time? Cheers!)... I was merely stating my opinion in response to your opinion!

by swombat 14y ago

davewiner 14y ago

It's a blog post. Do you know what a blog post is? Hint: It's where someone tells you what they think based on their personal experience.

swombat 14y ago
What I'm criticising is not the personal viewpoint - that's fine - it's the huge generalisations coming off the back of it: "I don't like the iPad mini for this one reason and therefore Apple is fucked an Jobs would never have let that happen!"
- davewiner 14y ago
  Can I make a suggestion that you not put "in quotes" things the person you're conversing with did not say. That's a fairly hostile thing to do. Speak for yourself, not for the other guy. Everything in everything I write has an implicit IMHO. So ease up there buddy -- and don't get all derailed just because someone had an opinion you don't like or agree with. It's the beauty of life -- we all get to have our own opinions and act on them. YMMV.
  - swombat 14y ago
    > Can I make a suggestion that you not put "in quotes" things the person you're conversing with did not say. That's a fairly hostile thing to do. Speak for yourself, not for the other guy. You do realise that you just used quotes in a way that contradicts what you just said, right? I (and many others, you included, it seems) use quotes to single out a statement or phrase. In this particular case, I used them in an even more boring way: to mark a statement that I felt paraphrased your post. I don't see how that's hostile. You seem to have a thing about quotes, though, since you remarked on them to someone else on this thread! Anyway, I'm not the one who's worked up :-) I'm certainly not "derailed" (am I allowed to use quotes this time? Cheers!)... I was merely stating my opinion in response to your opinion!