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That interviewer was being an unprofessional asshat to be honest. I think the BBC are near tabloid when it comes to technology reporting these days.
by meaty 14y ago
That interviewer was being an unprofessional asshat to be honest. I think the BBC are near tabloid when it comes to technology reporting these days.
- widdershins 14y agoWhat would have been more professional? To just sit back and let the guy recite his PR release from memory? A professional interviewer asks the questions that his audience want answered.
- meaty 14y agoA professional interviewer doesn't shout over the interviewee, however incompetent they are.
- chris_wot 14y agoYou're joking. Apple are wiping the floor with Blackberry. Blackberry are about to go out of business because of Apple. I think that it's a pretty reasonable question, and given the response (or lack thereof) the interviewer was totally within his rights to go after Stephen Bates. The BBC is not a place for you to read out your press release. Expect to be asked questions. Even gentle ones, like, "what have you learned from your competitors?".
- meaty 14y ago100% not joking. The questions are fine but the approach that was taken i.e. shouting over the guy is unacceptable. Watch Jeremy Paxman deal with someone. He'll let the person dig themselves a hole and politely fill it in on top of them.