Tag Archive | "Punditry"
Is Dan Lyons slowly turning into Rob Enderle?
Dan Lyons might slowly be morphing into Rob Enderle before our very eyes. In a recent article about Snow Leopard, Lyons writes that things are amok over at Apple, an opinion he bases on “unimpressive reports on the performance of Snow Leopard.” Hmm, last time we checked, Snow Leopard has been getting glowing reviews at […]
Continue reading...How did this analyst ever get a job?
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter recenty told TG Daily “that Apple is unlikely to launch a game console before 2015,” and that Apple is “way behind Microsoft” when it comes to video games, and that it may never catch up. Wow, 2 words come to mind – No. Shit. Somehow this guy earns a paycheck […]
Continue reading...Jason Calacanis rants against Apple fanboys [Video]
Monday, August 24, 2009
Our old friend Jason Calacanis is up to his old tricks again. Earlier today, he posted a video rant where he goes off on Apple fanboys. Some of the more interesting quotes include: “Anybody who would go to the genius bar is an idiot.. just re-format you’re hard drive and you’ll be fine” – Umm, […]
Continue reading...The hypocrisy of Michael Arrington re: Google Voice
Saturday, August 22, 2009
It wasn’t that long ago that TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington implied that Leo Laporte’s positive impressions of the Palm Pre were influenced by the fact that he received a free review unit from Palm to use for a week. How were we to take Laporte seriously, Arrington insinuated, when he was receiving a free demo […]
Continue reading...The hypocrisy of anti-Apple bandwagon jumpers
Monday, August 17, 2009
For whatever reason, it’s recently become chic to hop aboard the Apple bashing bandwagon, and while Apple has its faults just like any other company, Apple seems to be held to an entirely different standard relative to other companies who conduct their business in a similar fashion. But why all the hate?
Continue reading...The self-delusion of Jason Calacanis
Saturday, August 15, 2009
It’s been about a week since talking head Jason Calacanis unleashed his anti-Apple tirade on the masses, an article overflowing with mistakes, inconsistencies, and shockingly moronic reasoning. Since then, Calacanis’ article has been debunked, refuted, and challenged quite nimbly by a variety of folks more intellectually capable than Calacanis himself. I would have imagined that […]
Continue reading...How does this guy have a job?
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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Adrian Kingsley-Hughes of CNET on Apple’s success’s and challenges: Apple has grown to become one of the most influential tech companies on the planet. One trick that Apple has employed to great effect is the Reality Distortion Field (RDF). But lately I can’t help but feel that Apple has grown so big, so fast that […]
Continue reading...Calacanis – a fake nerd, or simply out of touch?
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
It’s been said that success can often be a hindrance for stand-up comics because once the money and fame start rolling in, they aren’t able to interact with society in the same way they used to, and they begin to lose a source of experiences they once relied on for their material. That same principle may help explain […]
Continue reading...Deconstructing Jason Calacanis’ “Case against Apple” article piece by piece
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Jason Calacanis, of Mahalo, Weblogs, and TWIT fame, recently penned an article titled “The Case against Apple in 5 parts” where he details why his long love affair with Apple is coming to an end. From what I’ve seen and heard of Calacanis, he seems like an alright guy, but much of the reasoning in […]
Continue reading...Ryan Block disputes WSJ article re: Apple attending CES
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Yesterday, Ben Charny of the Wall Street Journal wrote that Apple would make an official appearance at CES 2010, with the basis of his scoop being a conversation from a journalist dinner he attended with Gary Shapiro, the head of the trade organization that puts on CES. Charney, however, did not directly source his information, […]
Continue reading...The “Genius” of Rob Enderle, and the myth of Apple marketing
Thursday, July 23, 2009
In his latest article, Enderle writes: Apple is a marketing-driven company — something unique in the technology segment — while Microsoft has largely been engineering-driven. During the 90s, this was actually more of an Apple liability than an asset, because Apple was being run by people who clearly didn’t get Apple’s unique capability. Steve Jobs […]
Continue reading...Just when you thought Rob Enderle couldn’t get any dumber
Thursday, June 25, 2009
He comes out with this gem of an article. To be honest, it’s so convoluted I’m not quite sure what it’s even about. After blabbing about Al Gore, Enderle directs his attention towards Steve Jobs, who he calls “Apple’s greatest asset and their biggest problem.” Umm, sure. He then writes: He appears to tie his […]
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
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