Comments on: Journalists rule the world! http://www.macalope.com/2007/03/14/journalists-rule-the-world/ Apple news and analysis from everyone's favorite mythical Mac user Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:53:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Quix http://www.macalope.com/2007/03/14/journalists-rule-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-9766 Quix Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:00:14 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=188#comment-9766 Isn't backdating considered "evil" because it defrauds and hurts the shareholders? Well, as an Apple shareholder, Mr. Jobs has been extremely good to me over the past several years. I feel neither hurt nor defrauded. Thus I forgive him of any accounting-based indiscretion, real or imagined. Isn’t backdating considered “evil” because it defrauds and hurts the shareholders?

Well, as an Apple shareholder, Mr. Jobs has been extremely good to me over the past several years. I feel neither hurt nor defrauded. Thus I forgive him of any accounting-based indiscretion, real or imagined.

]]> By: Rip Ragged http://www.macalope.com/2007/03/14/journalists-rule-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-9750 Rip Ragged Thu, 15 Mar 2007 00:19:01 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=188#comment-9750 Well and good. However, if His Steveness has done anything wrong it sure hasn't hurt anyone. The thing that is hurting Apple's stock price right now has virtually nothing to do with the business of building and selling technology; it's stock backdating *FFFUFD. When the cloud of this investigation lifts, so will the market cap of Apple, inc. (*insert popular expletive in past perfect progressive verb form). Well and good. However, if His Steveness has done anything wrong it sure hasn’t hurt anyone. The thing that is hurting Apple’s stock price right now has virtually nothing to do with the business of building and selling technology; it’s stock backdating *FFFUFD. When the cloud of this investigation lifts, so will the market cap of Apple, inc. (*insert popular expletive in past perfect progressive verb form).

]]> By: John Muir http://www.macalope.com/2007/03/14/journalists-rule-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-9746 John Muir Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:18:54 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=188#comment-9746 "Popular among journalists" is a cunning euphemism. As we all know, journalists love Apple for making waves with new kit or strategic intrigues, but they also love kicking the company as well as heaping praise. That's media popularity! It's not a linear thing, but rather the modulus of perceived popular interest. In the simplest terms: rain or shine, Apple are good copy. As such, they're an appealing vector for hooking a goofy theory or agenda to. Socialist state funded music production in a world without DRM, and this barking notion of legitimising financial fabrication, are but two of the more memorable ones I can think of using this very technique. Lazy journalism? Beware the Macalope! “Popular among journalists” is a cunning euphemism. As we all know, journalists love Apple for making waves with new kit or strategic intrigues, but they also love kicking the company as well as heaping praise. That’s media popularity! It’s not a linear thing, but rather the modulus of perceived popular interest. In the simplest terms: rain or shine, Apple are good copy.

As such, they’re an appealing vector for hooking a goofy theory or agenda to. Socialist state funded music production in a world without DRM, and this barking notion of legitimising financial fabrication, are but two of the more memorable ones I can think of using this very technique. Lazy journalism? Beware the Macalope!

]]> By: Kevin http://www.macalope.com/2007/03/14/journalists-rule-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-9745 Kevin Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:02:01 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=188#comment-9745 Firing Ryan is obviously part of the VRWC to keep good republicans like Jobs out of jail. Isn't it? Erm..... never mind Firing Ryan is obviously part of the VRWC to keep good republicans like Jobs out of jail.

Isn’t it?

Erm….. never mind

]]> By: Church of Apple http://www.macalope.com/2007/03/14/journalists-rule-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-9731 Church of Apple Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:00:54 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=188#comment-9731 You mean "mythical man-Mac-beast," I assume. You mean “mythical man-Mac-beast,” I assume.

]]> By: Steve http://www.macalope.com/2007/03/14/journalists-rule-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-9726 Steve Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:54:04 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=188#comment-9726 The saddest indictment of our current crop of business "journalists"? That the most sensible thing written about this issue is from a mythical man-beast. The saddest indictment of our current crop of business “journalists”? That the most sensible thing written about this issue is from a mythical man-beast.

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