“They’re hyperventilating as they write. You can tell, somehow. They’re part of a new breed of breathless, swooning, OMG reviewers of (primarily Apple) products, services, and software. I’ve seen no evidence that they actually work for that company, despite the fact that they are mostly sycophantic promoters of all things Apple. This style of reviewing is beginning to sneak into everything,” Dvorak writes. “Are editors telling writers that this approach is okay?”
“Maybe they’re on the Apple payroll, or maybe they’re just insane,” Dvorak writes. “This non-critical approach to all things Apple needs to stop. The hyperbole is ridiculous. Perhaps everyone is fearful of the deluge of hate mail and vile comments you receive when you’re critical of an Apple product.”
Full article, with some trollish “iPad is useless” crapola, here.
MacDailyNews Take: We left out Dvorak’s stupidity in order to to focus on the reason why some people get a bit breathless over iPad: Their industry is dying around them and, gee, they’d really like for it to live, so they can continue to be employed. Get it now, John? Plus, the iPad is quite useful, thanks, regardless of the “thoughts” of an old curmudgeon who’s obviously never used one and who couldn’t even grasp the significance of the computer mouse when, along with the first Macintosh, Apple delivered one to him for review.
Piling on Dvorak. I love it. I have hated him for years because he loves to break beautiful things and profits from it, AND also because he sullies his namesake the composer of the wonderful “From the New World”. Dvorak loathes the new world, a world that is closing in on him like a grape press.
@Jacob456
As head of IT for a major international company, I can only describe what I see: Gen-Ys are coming, and they want Macs! Not the crappy-slow-buggy-cheap Dell’s with Windows XP that we have to provide as our unique standard! IT guys have Macs at home. You should try a Mac, you know, the new “magic” mouse can even simulate a right-click ;o)
to rbutler222
so do you make that much money by doing stupid job? I don’t think so. I think you are really stupid. don’t complain if you don’t even do some reputation job in the market. he is right. what is good about ipad anyway? it’s just big version of ipod touch, man. stop making damn fanboy articles. period. you think that ipad has been sold more than netbooks? NO. Apple recently is so lucky to sell so many of them. but if you compare with number overall market, it’s just very small portion. it’s only happened in US. even if you combine mac, it’s not even closed. I know that it’s all about business. but hey, netbooks have been sold 300 millions nationwide. game over. ipad is still damn expensive.
Poor John! Just another dinosaur (a person or thing that is outdated or has become obsolete because of failure to adapt to changing circumstances.) ranting for dollars. Don’t hate those that have chosen to adapt to change. Sell that film camera John, liberate yourself from the past. Trash that typewriter too.
Dvorak specializes in getting controversy going. That’s what sells. Don’t take him seriously, you’re wasting your time.
“Their industry is dying around them and, gee, they’d really like for it to live, so they can continue to be employed. Get it now, John?”
I don’t – couldn’t you explain it to us? Why is uncritical journalistic hysteria going to keep them a job or prevent their business from dying? Unless you are saying they are on Apples payroll.
The paper business IS dying, and no ranting can prevent that. But the good people will get new jobs, whilst the bad ones can head back to McDonalds.
But of course Padds are usefull, which is probably why there are about 30 Android powered ones on the horizon.
Now that might be worth investing in, 2 for the price of one IPad I bet – and less censorship.