“If you are a long-time Apple user then you have probably heard of the four pundits below. They have written reams of bad advice, poor comparisons, unclear analysis, insane predictions, and general crap. But if you are relatively new to the world of Apple then you might mistakenly assume that these guys actually know what they’re talking about. Rest assured, they don’t. This is a simple guide to the four biggest idiots out there writing about all things Apple. They all have different styles, but in the end you can’t really trust any of them. Here they are, in no particular order: the top four pundits you should always ignore,” James R. Stoup writes for Apple Matters.
• John C. Dvorak — Don’t mistake commentary for journalism
• Rob Enderle — Mr. “I-will-say-anything-for-a-quote”
• George Ou — He lost his mind during the wireless-MacBook-hack scandal and never recovered
• Paul Thurrott — Facts are sooooo optional
Full article here.
Add Andrew Kantor to the list, too.
Related articles:
Kantor: ‘Mac fans are nothing if not predictable’ – January 12, 2007
USA Today writer: Apple iPhone is an ‘ordinary, average product’ at heart – January 12, 2007
USA Today tech writer: Apple’s Boot Camp will get Mac users to switch to Windows – April 14, 2006
USA Today columnist calls Mac users and Apple fans a ‘cult of blind little lemmings’ – September 16, 2005
USA Today: Apple’s iPod nano ‘a beautiful piece of hardware’ – but ‘the competition has caught up’ – September 16, 2005
USA Today writer: Apple’s iTunes Music Store’s ‘restrictive license’ fosters rampant piracy – March 25, 2005
USA Today writer unhappy with MacDailyNews and some Mac users’ emails – October 18, 2004
USA Today writer attempts to downplay Apple’s role in Virginia Tech supercomputer – September 03, 2004
Way Off Topic MDN Posters To Ignore:
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Add more to this list at your convenience.
Back on topic: this article should be required reading for all Mac newbies. In that way they’d avoid a lot of headache, frustration and wasted time pounding out responses to those hit-whores (or hit-ho’s).
Those four make Cara Garretson, the looney who just wrote a column for Network World called “Can an iPod bring down your company?” like a dabbler in anti-Apple FUD.
She’s claiming Apple haven’t secured iPods so that they can’t be used for data theft when used in removable hard-disk mode.
Here’s the Macalope:
“Really, one might be inclined to wonder why a thief would decide to spend $79 on a shuffle when a generic flash drive — one that doesn’t require you to load iTunes and Quicktime on the machine you’re trying to steal data from — with the same capacity can be had for $10. …
“One might also point out that sales of flash drives must surely dwarf sales of the iPod, but at this point you’re just trying to impose logic where none exists.”
http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/16/ipod-killers-no-killer-ipods/
But she’s just a beginner compared to Dvorak, Enderle, Ou, and Thurrott.
Dear Mr. X:
What have you done for your country? How many conflicts have you been in serving your country? How many awards/medels have you received (and please name them)? Let’s cut Mr. Murtha and Mr. Kerry a little slack and remind you that they have served their country and their opinions should be listened to. If you don’t like their opinions fine. Oh by the way this is a Mac Computer site not a political opinion site….
Wow, Chrissy, Rush Limbaugh AND Don Imus in the same post. How did you keep your fingers from tying themselves all up into unbreakable knots?
It’s Uri Geller and the Pope that got me. I doubt the Pope has ever commented on the Mac … although I suppose Uri Geller may have claimed to be able to SSH into one using mental telepathy only.
here’s mine
MacDude
Peterson
Mindless Fanboy
ZuneTang
oh, and one more. Any post with “trusted computing” commentary in it.
More people not to listen to:
George Bush
Don Rumsfeld
Condi Rice
Any White House spokesperson for the Bush Admin.
…like
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Come on. These guys gotta make the list:
Al “Hasn’t Been Funny Since SNL” Franken
Michael “Fat Ass” Moore
Al “Dumb As A Post” Gore
Janeane “Lesbian Scientologist” Garofalo
Now, why did you go and get political on us? If you want to pick a fight with someone online, why don’t you go talk trash on a windows blog?
I don’t necessarily agree with Rush Limbaugh, but at least the man has enough sense to use and promote Macs.
Word Of Mouth, C1…a lot of info there, I am sure you know.
Step off, Bi-atch! I’m comin’ for YOU!!
(Get it?)
“Now, why did you go and get political on us? If you want to pick a fight with someone online, why don’t you go talk trash on a windows blog?
I don’t necessarily agree with Rush Limbaugh, but at least the man has enough sense to use and promote Macs.”
I look forward to the day when the only thing Rush Limbaugh is announcing is Greyhound bus terminal arrivals and departures. Hannity will be handling baggage, Coulter can be hospitality hostess.
Republicans hate Democrats. Democrats hate Republicans. How nice. I’m so glad America is such a “united” country. You people should be ashamed of yourselves.
Then again, why should I listen to any of you.
I’m wicked clever. And too cool for MDN school.
sigh.
I’d add Andrew Orlowski (writes for The Register) to the list of people who aren’t qualified to write about Apple (or most anything really).
Rob Enderlie is a Marketing Analyst.
In order to understand his comments you must know his client list.
When he says something absurd about Macs, you must know that he consults for Dell and HP.
When he praises the Zune ecosystem you should know he is consulting for Microsoft.
He’s not nuts. He’s not vainly looking for his name in an article. He’s just doing his job.
Enderle Ou Thurrott Dvorak
is an anagram for
O.K.! Unloved, hatred torturer!
i’m with you theloniousMac… “sigh”.
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MONTEX:
Please do not mistake the back and forth posturing you see on this website for “hate.” You see, while the media paints Americans with 2 colors, conservative or liberal, we are not so simple.
We are passionate. We are passionate about Mac vs. PC, we are passionate about liberal vs. conservative, we are passionate about many things.
We are not simple though. I believe in smaller government, personal freedom, the rights of the individual, personal responsibility, strong defense, religious freedom, patriotism, strong borders and lower taxes, and American sovernty to name a few things. Most people would immediately call me Republican. I can go on to say I have no problem with gay marriage, abortion, sex and violence in the media, and that I am an athiest. Well that list makes me a flaming liberal.
I have done enough pain staking research to know that Global Warming is at best one ounce of fact returning 1000 pounds of conjecture.
What does all this make me?
An individual, and that is what we Americans are above all else.
We are quite possibly the most introspective nation on the face of the planet. We beat ourselves up over every mistake so frankly, we don’t need your pathetic uneducated observations on whether we should be ashamed of ourselves.
Worry about your own nation, and maybe take a moment to wonder what despot you’d be living under, if this crazy one wasn’t here.
When he [Rob Enderle] says something absurd about Macs, you must know that he consults for Dell and HP.
In other words, he’s a pimp and a liar.
He’s not nuts… He’s just doing his job.
If he’s not nuts, then he’s a pitiful human being.
The question is MDN, how do you RANK them?
Worst imo is Enderle, then Thurrott, then Dvorak and then Ou and Cantor.
Enderle and Thurrott are comlete and utter tarts.
Hitler ? C’mon. I understand the Pope. All Christians must die. But Hitler ? You want to convict him for a non-crime like Martha Stewart. Let’s try to be nice.
Oh and, death to America.