Comments on: Arrogance http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/ Apple news and analysis from everyone's favorite mythical Mac user Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:17:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Daniel Lord http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-14339 Daniel Lord Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:07:05 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-14339 "Those who obstinately oppose the most widely held opinions more often do so because of pride than lack of intelligence. They find the best places in the right set already taken, and they do not want backseats." -- François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld Substitue 'widely held' with 'obvious'. 'Nuff said except to add that there is also money in it because: 1) news outlets these days save big by substituting their own reseach and analysis with cherry-picks of two polar points of view (no matter how insane--such as Ann Coulter or Rob Enderle) and 2) nervous competitors like to motivate themselves, even with delusions, if they feel they are losing and they are worried their customers might leave before they 'get it back together' or if they even will eventually. “Those who obstinately oppose the most widely held opinions more often do so because of pride than lack of intelligence. They find the best places in the right set already taken, and they do not want backseats.”

— François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld

Substitue ‘widely held’ with ‘obvious’. ‘Nuff said except to add that there is also money in it because: 1) news outlets these days save big by substituting their own reseach and analysis with cherry-picks of two polar points of view (no matter how insane–such as Ann Coulter or Rob Enderle) and 2) nervous competitors like to motivate themselves, even with delusions, if they feel they are losing and they are worried their customers might leave before they ‘get it back together’ or if they even will eventually.

]]> By: Steve http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13755 Steve Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:06:18 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13755 Courtesy of John Gruber, it looks like the iPhone made a rare public appearance at this show and since it saw its own shadow, it'll mean two more months of lousy Zune advertisements.... http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-ctia-att-keynote-iphone-gets-an-outing/ Maybe Gundeep should've paid attention to the program schedule instead of wandering around aimlessly on the show floor. Courtesy of John Gruber, it looks like the iPhone made a rare public appearance at this show and since it saw its own shadow, it’ll mean two more months of lousy Zune advertisements….

http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-ctia-att-keynote-iphone-gets-an-outing/

Maybe Gundeep should’ve paid attention to the program schedule instead of wandering around aimlessly on the show floor.

]]> By: W. Ian Blanton http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13744 W. Ian Blanton Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:56:05 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13744 Oh great Horned one! Might I suggest something? I think that these loony "Dvorakians" no longer deserve actual links. Howsabout instead of pointing to the actual article, which is going to get this guy link hits - that instead you just point to the Google cached version? Just a thought. Yours, Brigadier Jently Kirmbloom (Mrs.) Oh great Horned one! Might I suggest something?

I think that these loony “Dvorakians” no longer deserve actual links. Howsabout instead of pointing to the actual article, which is going to get this guy link hits - that instead you just point to the Google cached version? Just a thought. Yours,

Brigadier Jently Kirmbloom (Mrs.)

]]> By: Dave http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13714 Dave Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:15:11 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13714 Let's leave the poor boy alone. Clearly he is bipolar... or is it manic-depressive? Or is that the same as bipolar? Now I'm confused. Perhaps they will re-name the syndrome: "Gundeeply Disturbed". Let’s leave the poor boy alone. Clearly he is bipolar… or is it manic-depressive? Or is that the same as bipolar? Now I’m confused.

Perhaps they will re-name the syndrome: “Gundeeply Disturbed”.

]]> By: GadgetGav http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13689 GadgetGav Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:08:27 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13689 Trolling for page hits and referrer revenue... did you notice the (broken) link to the Apple Store at the bottom of the Apple bashing post. I agree with 42: if only I didn't have any scruples I could do that job for a living too... Trolling for page hits and referrer revenue… did you notice the (broken) link to the Apple Store at the bottom of the Apple bashing post.

I agree with 42: if only I didn’t have any scruples I could do that job for a living too…

]]> By: Toyneedle http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13682 Toyneedle Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:19:05 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13682 "Well the funny part of all this is that the iPhone was shown off at CITA by AT&T [at the keynote]." Dumbass musta notta gotta invite. “Well the funny part of all this is that the iPhone was shown off at CITA by AT&T [at the keynote].” Dumbass musta notta gotta invite.

]]> By: PygmySurfer http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13676 PygmySurfer Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:54:50 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13676 Interestingly enough, Gundeep trots out his "I don't have anything against Apple" in another (obviously trollish) article: http://www.cooltechzone.com/Departments/Columns/Apple_Ready_to_Kill_OS_X?_200702282811/ Interestingly enough, Gundeep trots out his “I don’t have anything against Apple” in another (obviously trollish) article: http://www.cooltechzone.com/Departments/Columns/Apple_Ready_to_Kill_OS_X?_200702282811/

]]> By: JoJo http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13654 JoJo Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:36:39 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13654 What's really amusing is the article Dombass linked to is actually linked to smack in the middle of Hora's current column. Zowee. What’s really amusing is the article Dombass linked to is actually linked to smack in the middle of Hora’s current column.

Zowee.

]]> By: Bill Coleman http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13633 Bill Coleman Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:07:15 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13633 Translation: "I paid big bux for the expensive CITA conference, hoping to see the iPhone, but missed it." Translation:

“I paid big bux for the expensive CITA conference, hoping to see the iPhone, but missed it.”

]]> By: DomBass http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13631 DomBass Tue, 03 Apr 2007 15:56:23 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/2007/04/03/arrogance/#comment-13631 Has anyone seen this bozo's first posting about the iphone? http://www.cooltechzone.com/Departments/Columns/iPhone%3A_The_REAL_iPod_Killer_200702012800/ He loved it! He is obviously trolling. What a berk. Has anyone seen this bozo’s first posting about the iphone?

http://www.cooltechzone.com/Departments/Columns/iPhone%3A_The_REAL_iPod_Killer_200702012800/

He loved it!

He is obviously trolling. What a berk.

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