Comments on: In response to an angry mob http://www.scalari.net/2009/01/13/in-response-to-an-angry-mob/ One of the cool nerds Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:10:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Erik Benerdal http://www.scalari.net/2009/01/13/in-response-to-an-angry-mob/comment-page-1/#comment-1065 Erik Benerdal Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:13:29 +0000 http://www.scalari.net/2009/01/13/in-response-to-an-angry-mob/#comment-1065 This is the internet. This is my blog. I post my thoughts on it. That's hardly a crime. Whether people read it or not is irrelevant to me. It's not like I went to a Nintendo forum and told them Wii sucks and Sony will win the console wars. I wrote a blog post on my own website, based on my own observations, that some mac fan site later decided to link to. Responses are always welcome and I'm the first one to say I'm wrong if the evidence is presented to me. The responses I've gotten so far has only done that on a few accounts. But in general people seem to be too quick at turning overly defensive and rude, which only has the effect of portraying the average Apple fan as an irrational zealot. At this point I am willing to conceit that the post didn't express the points I was trying to make as good as I had hoped, which is probably why people misinterpreted it as some sort of Microsoft propaganda. I still think there's a valid point to be made. It's true I am a PC and I'm looking for the reason why people are so zealous over Apple's products. To me they are only products. The only answer I could find was their stellar hardware designs, not their software. The Macworld keynote only served to support that notion. If anyone knows of any other reasons then feel free to educate me. This is the internet. This is my blog. I post my thoughts on it. That’s hardly a crime. Whether people read it or not is irrelevant to me. It’s not like I went to a Nintendo forum and told them Wii sucks and Sony will win the console wars. I wrote a blog post on my own website, based on my own observations, that some mac fan site later decided to link to.

Responses are always welcome and I’m the first one to say I’m wrong if the evidence is presented to me. The responses I’ve gotten so far has only done that on a few accounts. But in general people seem to be too quick at turning overly defensive and rude, which only has the effect of portraying the average Apple fan as an irrational zealot.

At this point I am willing to conceit that the post didn’t express the points I was trying to make as good as I had hoped, which is probably why people misinterpreted it as some sort of Microsoft propaganda. I still think there’s a valid point to be made.

It’s true I am a PC and I’m looking for the reason why people are so zealous over Apple’s products. To me they are only products. The only answer I could find was their stellar hardware designs, not their software. The Macworld keynote only served to support that notion. If anyone knows of any other reasons then feel free to educate me.

]]> By: chrispyman http://www.scalari.net/2009/01/13/in-response-to-an-angry-mob/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 chrispyman Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:41:30 +0000 http://www.scalari.net/2009/01/13/in-response-to-an-angry-mob/#comment-1064 If you didn't expect anyone to even read it, why on earth did you write and post it, then? Remember, when anyone anywhere in the world with internet access can find your blog, don't be surprised if someone responds. You're inscrutable. If you didn’t expect anyone to even read it, why on earth did you write and post it, then?
Remember, when anyone anywhere in the world with internet access can find your blog, don’t be surprised if someone responds.
You’re inscrutable.

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