Comments on: Somewhere, someone is wrong on the Internet http://www.macalope.com/2008/12/09/somewhere-someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet/ Full of sound and furry Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:20:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ChandraC http://www.macalope.com/2008/12/09/somewhere-someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet/#comment-2970 ChandraC Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:59:50 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=315#comment-2970 Have you seen Enderle recently? He looks about 50 years older and 100 pounds heavier than his profile pic. This committed shill lifestyle sure takes its toll on aging and despite his increased poundage, he is as ever, a lightweight. Enderle is useful in one way. IF you always believe the opposite of anything he says, you will be well informed. Have you seen Enderle recently? He looks about 50 years older and 100 pounds heavier than his profile pic. This committed shill lifestyle sure takes its toll on aging and despite his increased poundage, he is as ever, a lightweight.
Enderle is useful in one way. IF you always believe the opposite of anything he says, you will be well informed.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.macalope.com/2008/12/09/somewhere-someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet/#comment-2963 Jeff Mon, 15 Dec 2008 09:43:49 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=315#comment-2963 About that "'70s porn star" mustache; I thought he'd swiped a photo of Peter North or some such thespian without proper credit. As other people have noted, 'ethics' is a six-letter word being applied to a four-letter kind of guy. I'd actually have (some) respect for the Robber if he'd stick a parenthetical after his first mention of Dell, e.g., "(Fair disclosure: I am a paid consultant for Dell and have been since MM/YYYY. I have also been employed by Lenovo, HP and the Tooth Fairy, but never by Apple.)" But I think he knows the effect that would have on even the most gullibly shill-friendly reader. Journalism is no longer a profession. About that “’70s porn star” mustache; I thought he’d swiped a photo of Peter North or some such thespian without proper credit. As other people have noted, ‘ethics’ is a six-letter word being applied to a four-letter kind of guy.

I’d actually have (some) respect for the Robber if he’d stick a parenthetical after his first mention of Dell, e.g., “(Fair disclosure: I am a paid consultant for Dell and have been since MM/YYYY. I have also been employed by Lenovo, HP and the Tooth Fairy, but never by Apple.)”

But I think he knows the effect that would have on even the most gullibly shill-friendly reader.

Journalism is no longer a profession.

]]> By: » the “best” of enderle i drank the kool-aid: clutching my dixie cup of apple goodness http://www.macalope.com/2008/12/09/somewhere-someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet/#comment-2983 » the “best” of enderle i drank the kool-aid: clutching my dixie cup of apple goodness Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:17:08 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=315#comment-2983 [...] The Macelope’s take: Somewhere, someone is wrong on the Internet [...] [...] The Macelope’s take: Somewhere, someone is wrong on the Internet [...]

]]> By: Tim http://www.macalope.com/2008/12/09/somewhere-someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet/#comment-3007 Tim Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:54:14 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=315#comment-3007 I believe his 70s porn moniker was "The Earl of End." I believe his 70s porn moniker was “The Earl of End.”

]]> By: The Macalope http://www.macalope.com/2008/12/09/somewhere-someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet/#comment-3006 The Macalope Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:49:22 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=315#comment-3006 Henry, the problem with stories on MacNN and comments on Apple's support forums and Google searches is that they're not a valid statistical measure of the quality of the product. Customer satisfaction surveys are. For example, when the Macalope was on CNet, his pieces would sometimes get posted to multiple properties owned by CNet, jacking up the hit count. The same is true now that he's on Macworld. His pieces get republished on PC World and other properties owned by IDG. We go through this every time Apple comes out with a new product. The Macalope's not denying there are problems - of course there are. The question is are they worse than they are with any other new product? The only valid statistical indicator of Apple's quality is the customer satisfaction numbers. We don't have fail rates because Apple would never publish them. Also, look what Rob's doing there versus what you're linking to. You're talking about just the MacBook while Rob slips in "...a number of other perceived quality problems..." in an attempt to say Apple's just pumping out crap across the board without any link or explanation. Apple's customers don't agree. Henry, the problem with stories on MacNN and comments on Apple’s support forums and Google searches is that they’re not a valid statistical measure of the quality of the product. Customer satisfaction surveys are.

For example, when the Macalope was on CNet, his pieces would sometimes get posted to multiple properties owned by CNet, jacking up the hit count. The same is true now that he’s on Macworld. His pieces get republished on PC World and other properties owned by IDG.

We go through this every time Apple comes out with a new product. The Macalope’s not denying there are problems – of course there are. The question is are they worse than they are with any other new product?

The only valid statistical indicator of Apple’s quality is the customer satisfaction numbers. We don’t have fail rates because Apple would never publish them.

Also, look what Rob’s doing there versus what you’re linking to. You’re talking about just the MacBook while Rob slips in “…a number of other perceived quality problems…” in an attempt to say Apple’s just pumping out crap across the board without any link or explanation. Apple’s customers don’t agree.

]]> By: Henry R. http://www.macalope.com/2008/12/09/somewhere-someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet/#comment-3003 Henry R. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:16:35 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=315#comment-3003 Oh, and as of this morning, a Google search on "macbook touchpad problem" turns up over 1.2 million results (including some very old articles); "macbook pro touchpad problem" yields about 880K results. Oh, and as of this morning, a Google search on “macbook touchpad problem” turns up over 1.2 million results (including some very old articles); “macbook pro touchpad problem” yields about 880K results.

]]> By: Henry R. http://www.macalope.com/2008/12/09/somewhere-someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet/#comment-3005 Henry R. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:10:21 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=315#comment-3005 Dang. WordPress scrubs links inside brackets. Would be nice if there were a way to preview before submitting. Anyway, here they are in plain text, in order: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/03/apple_investigating_problems_with_macbook_pros_glass_trackpad.html http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/03/macbook.trackpad.problems/ http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10082310-37.html http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/11/03/apple-rep-were-looking-into-macbook-pro-trackpad-issues http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1763231&tstart=0 Dang. WordPress scrubs links inside brackets. Would be nice if there were a way to preview before submitting. Anyway, here they are in plain text, in order:

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/11/03/apple_investigating_problems_with_macbook_pros_glass_trackpad.html

http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/11/03/macbook.trackpad.problems/

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10082310-37.html

http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/11/03/apple-rep-were-looking-into-macbook-pro-trackpad-issues

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1763231&tstart=0

]]> By: Henry R. http://www.macalope.com/2008/12/09/somewhere-someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet/#comment-3004 Henry R. Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:08:08 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=315#comment-3004 > Perceived by who, Rob? You? Certainly not Apple customers. You mean, aside from stories on AppleInsider , MacNN , CNET , and ArsTechnica , as well as a Apple Discussions thread with over two hundred posts? Yeah, I'm sure it's just like ROUSes -- I don't think any problem (real or perceived) ever existed. Enderle has proven himself time after time to be every bit the jackass you allege. But facile, dismissive, and ill-supported remarks like this on your part don't exactly demonstrate your wisdom, either. /HR > Perceived by who, Rob? You? Certainly not Apple customers.

You mean, aside from stories on AppleInsider , MacNN , CNET , and ArsTechnica , as well as a Apple Discussions thread with over two hundred posts?

Yeah, I’m sure it’s just like ROUSes — I don’t think any problem (real or perceived) ever existed.

Enderle has proven himself time after time to be every bit the jackass you allege. But facile, dismissive, and ill-supported remarks like this on your part don’t exactly demonstrate your wisdom, either.

/HR

]]> By: Admore Banality http://www.macalope.com/2008/12/09/somewhere-someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet/#comment-3001 Admore Banality Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:21:08 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=315#comment-3001 For those scoring at home, that $24 BILLION in cash (or cash equivalents). And what does that net you, per share, in cash? $27 per share of AAPL's price is pure cash. What would it take to burn through all that cash? Well, for the sake of the Enderle's in the audience let's say that instead of selling however many units it sells per quarter Apple, I dunno, just GIVES IT ALL AWAY. For free. All of it. NOW how long would it take Apple to "go under"? TWO YEARS. Apple could give away everything it previously sold, keep doing R&D, pay all the staff, pay for all the gear, for TWO FREAKING YEARS. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Mr. Enderle. For those scoring at home, that $24 BILLION in cash (or cash equivalents).
And what does that net you, per share, in cash? $27 per share of AAPL’s price is pure cash.

What would it take to burn through all that cash? Well, for the sake of the Enderle’s in the audience let’s say that instead of selling however many units it sells per quarter Apple, I dunno, just GIVES IT ALL AWAY. For free. All of it.

NOW how long would it take Apple to “go under”? TWO YEARS.

Apple could give away everything it previously sold, keep doing R&D, pay all the staff, pay for all the gear, for TWO FREAKING YEARS.

Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Mr. Enderle.

]]> By: Rip Ragged http://www.macalope.com/2008/12/09/somewhere-someone-is-wrong-on-the-internet/#comment-3002 Rip Ragged Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:43:38 +0000 http://www.macalope.com/?p=315#comment-3002 Dear Mr. 'Lope. The sad part of all this is that Enderle is considered credible enough to be paid for his opinions. The industry and financial analysts pay heed to that dreck. I'd weep, but in the grand scheme of things it just doesn't matter. Enderle is being paid by Dell to try to put out the Apple forest fire with an intellectual glass of water. I really hope they're paying him well. Dear Mr. ‘Lope. The sad part of all this is that Enderle is considered credible enough to be paid for his opinions. The industry and financial analysts pay heed to that dreck.

I’d weep, but in the grand scheme of things it just doesn’t matter. Enderle is being paid by Dell to try to put out the Apple forest fire with an intellectual glass of water. I really hope they’re paying him well.

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