Mike Edwards

> > > this said the report is from the regester so as Ian says lets see.
> >
> > The Register is so biased against Apple and the iPhone that it isn't
> > worth reading related articles.
>
> Amazing. If you ask a PC owner they will say that the register is so
> biased for apple and the iPhone that it isn't worth reading!
>
> > They were refused an invitation to an Apple event and have been trying
> > to make trouble ever since.
>
> Its funny. I read the register every day for the last 5 years and hadn't
> noticed a pro or anti apple bias. Different reporters like/dislike them
> more, but never so bad it is too biased to get info from.

Some of the articles are plainly biased against Apple but then an equal
number are biased against Windows. The bit that annoys me is the baying
wolves that descend and post comments on any thread that mentions Apple
accusing anyone of putting forward an even case of being a fan boy and
deriding them beyond what can be considered reasonable.

Jaimie Vandenbergh

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:20:23 +0000, Mike Edwards
<mike.edwards@rocksoft.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>
>> > > this said the report is from the regester so as Ian says lets see.
>> >
>> > The Register is so biased against Apple and the iPhone that it isn't
>> > worth reading related articles.
>>
>> Amazing. If you ask a PC owner they will say that the register is so
>> biased for apple and the iPhone that it isn't worth reading!
>>
>> > They were refused an invitation to an Apple event and have been trying
>> > to make trouble ever since.
>>
>> Its funny. I read the register every day for the last 5 years and hadn't
>> noticed a pro or anti apple bias. Different reporters like/dislike them
>> more, but never so bad it is too biased to get info from.
>
>Some of the articles are plainly biased against Apple but then an equal
>number are biased against Windows. The bit that annoys me is the baying
>wolves that descend and post comments on any thread that mentions Apple
>accusing anyone of putting forward an even case of being a fan boy and
>deriding them beyond what can be considered reasonable.

I love those. It's usually one rational comment maybe not even
mentioning Apple, followed by a dozen screaming anti-Apple ranters
ranting about how the Apple fanboys will be out in force any second.

Then the fanboys never show up, and so the rational folks have a
seperate conversation while the ranters blither. Odd.

The worst thing about most webforums is the lack of a killfile. Even
b3ta got one of those a couple of years back.

Cheers - Jaimie
--
"Come now, my child, if we were planning to harm you, do you think
we'd be lurking here, beside the path, in the very darkest part of
the forest?" - Kenneth Patchen, "But Even So"

Woody

Thom White <thom@softhome.net> wrote:

> Woody wrote:
>
> > Its funny. I read the register every day for the last 5 years and hadn't
> > noticed a pro or anti apple bias. Different reporters like/dislike them
> > more, but never so bad it is too biased to get info from.
>
> It is interesting to get someone elses perspective on this... I'm
> reluctant to remove The Register from my RSS's because some of their
> articles are so good... but others can be plain childish.

Some can, but that is the way of it. It is what gives it some of its
appeal.

> Unincidentally I notice that the guy at Roughly Drafted has a real
> problem with them.

Ah, in that case everything they say must be right then if it irritates
that tit.

--
Woody

www.alienrat.com

Woody

Mike Edwards <mike.edwards@rocksoft.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> > > > this said the report is from the regester so as Ian says lets see.
> > >
> > > The Register is so biased against Apple and the iPhone that it isn't
> > > worth reading related articles.
> >
> > Amazing. If you ask a PC owner they will say that the register is so
> > biased for apple and the iPhone that it isn't worth reading!
> >
> > > They were refused an invitation to an Apple event and have been trying
> > > to make trouble ever since.
> >
> > Its funny. I read the register every day for the last 5 years and hadn't
> > noticed a pro or anti apple bias. Different reporters like/dislike them
> > more, but never so bad it is too biased to get info from.
>
> Some of the articles are plainly biased against Apple but then an equal
> number are biased against Windows.

Isn't that saying it is unbiased, or more acurately fairly biased?

They are quite happy to point out the things that apple do that are crap
(of which there are a lot), but equally don't seem that reluctant to
point out the good stuff.

> The bit that annoys me is the baying
> wolves that descend and post comments on any thread that mentions Apple
> accusing anyone of putting forward an even case of being a fan boy and
> deriding them beyond what can be considered reasonable.

That you get everywhere. You should see the nokia forums. Or in fact
anywhere. There are people whos whole reason for existance seems to be
hating everything apple.

--
Woody

www.alienrat.com

Wayne Stuart

Thom White <thom@softhome.net> wrote:

> Woody wrote:
>
> > Its funny. I read the register every day for the last 5 years and hadn't
> > noticed a pro or anti apple bias. Different reporters like/dislike them
> > more, but never so bad it is too biased to get info from.
>
> It is interesting to get someone elses perspective on this... I'm
> reluctant to remove The Register from my RSS's because some of their
> articles are so good... but others can be plain childish.
>
> Unincidentally I notice that the guy at Roughly Drafted has a real
> problem with them.

Yeah, but Daniel has a problem with lots of people. Basically anyone
who dares utter anything that isn't gushingly pro-Apple. While he does
make some good points worthy of some thought, he takes the term 'fanboy'
to a whole new level!

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zoara

Woody <usenet@alienrat.co.uk> wrote:

> Thom White <thom@softhome.net> wrote:
>
> > Roger Merriman wrote:
> >
> > > this said the report is from the regester so as Ian says lets see.
> >
> > The Register is so biased against Apple and the iPhone that it isn't
> > worth reading related articles.
>
> Amazing. If you ask a PC owner they will say that the register is so
> biased for apple and the iPhone that it isn't worth reading!

Same applies to Engadget.

-z-


--
No 3G. Fewer megapixels than an N95. Lame.

Simon Dobbs

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:39:38 +0000, Phillip Walters wrote
(in article <1i874yo.1hhmak61ly0wzsN%pjwalters@nospamdsl.pipex .com>):

> iPhone is not doing too well in the UK according to these figures, they
> can bolt on whatever they like in version 2 but they need to drop the
> price of the handset.
> http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=3451
>
> Phil

In my job in education, I have noticed many children who want an iPhone this
christmas, where it is patently too expensive... when the economies of scale
start to kick in next year, and prices drop, it will become *very* big- apple
are about to become major players in the mobile phone market. After the
success of the iPod, they have a very strong consumer base coming up who are
interested in all apple products. I think apple have played a blinder and
will easily overtake Microsoft in the next few years. All teenagers love the
ipod and desire the iphone. Many also want a mac.

Sarah Brown

In article <vSF2j.36203$dN2.30675@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net>,
Thom White <thom@softhome.net> wrote:

>The Register is so biased against Apple

But they gave the iPod Touch a glowing review...

Woody

Sarah Brown <sarahlizzy@ntlworld.no_uce_please.com> wrote:

> In article <vSF2j.36203$dN2.30675@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net>,
> Thom White <thom@softhome.net> wrote:
>
> >The Register is so biased against Apple
>
> But they gave the iPod Touch a glowing review...

And time machine, and the second iPhone review they did, the Macbook
review and the Mac Pro got the editors choice in the '10 desktops'
catagory. Leopards review was ok too.

They are so anti apple!


--
Woody

www.alienrat.com

Clive

On 26 Nov, 18:04, pjwalt...@nospamdsl.pipex.com (Phillip Walters)
wrote:
> Ian Robinson <j...@canicula.invalid> wrote:
> > On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:39:38 +0000, Phillip Walters wrote
> > (in article <1i874yo.1hhmak61ly0wzsN%pjwalt...@nospamdsl.pipex .com>):
>
> > > iPhone is not doing too well in the UK according to these figures,
>
> > Unconfirmed figures from sources they don't cite.
>
> > Time will tell.
>
> > Ian
>
> Seems like a lot of people want to see the iPhone fail, I for one am
> still extremely satisfied with mine.
>
> Phil

I never want to see Apple fail at anything, but....

The iphone does not compare well against the Nokia N95 (and no I don't
have a N95). For example the camera and lack of video on the iphone. I
don't have a camera on my Nokia E61, but the press are making a big
deal at the iphones poor camera.

No 3G?? No complex debates need, just a WHY no 3G?

MY reason for not buying just now...... I was always told NEVER buy
the first version of anything, because the next model will come along
real soon... seems I may have been told right