A Masterpiece Of Microsoft Trolling

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Ice_Blue

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http://www.zdnet.com...ain;top-stories

Note how he headlines it "top 10 tech demo flops", but mainly mentions Microsoft.

I always figured this guy for a Linux fanatic, but didn't realise he was so anti-Microsoft, judging from his recent articles, a lot of which are pure click-bait.

He seems to go out of his way, (as do a few other ZDNet writers) to diss Microsoft.

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I can't believe people still read ZDNet articles.

They weren't even great in the 1990's, why bother with them when CNet for example is usually better (and even they are not stellar lol)

Although I have to admit their local outlets seem to be of higher quality, at least that's the case with ZDNet Germany.

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I can't believe people still read ZDNet articles.

They weren't even great in the 1990's, why bother with them when CNet for example is usually better (and even they are not stellar lol)

Although I have to admit their local outlets seem to be of higher quality, at least that's the case with ZDNet Germany.

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Agreed. Didn't think they were still around or had a user base still reading their stuff...

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There is a HCI (Human Computer Interaction) Class going on at www.coursera.org. There are a lot of video lectures there and "they are wonderful".

The only thing which I can't help but notice and which bothers me no end is that all the examples for bad design are shown from Microsoft Products like Windows or even Mac Office and all the good design examples are shown from....you got it, Mac!

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There is a HCI (Human Computer Interaction) Class going on at www.coursera.org. There are a lot of video lectures there and "they are wonderful".

The only thing which I can't help but notice and which bothers me no end is that all the examples for bad design are shown from Microsoft Products like Windows or even Mac Office and all the good design examples are shown from....you got it, Mac!

Why does that bother you?

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ZDNet is not a website. It's a collection of blogs. Do not dismiss it entirely just because some idiots (SJVN, AKH, ...) say stupid things ; some of the blogs are pretty interesting.

The main problem with ZDNet is that they just want money. They'll never get SJVN out because his trolling brings tons of clicks, and clicks mean ads, and ads mean money.

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Ice_Blue

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Why there's Ed Bott who's a total pro-Microsoft shill who writes on ZDNet.

And Peter Bright of Ars?

You're saying that any writers that write about and reviews Microsoft products are shills?

What about the ones who do the same for Apple, Canonical etc.

The point I'm trying to make is that some writers just troll, while others try to inform.

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And Peter Bright of Ars?

You're saying that any writers that write about and reviews Microsoft products are shills?

What about the ones who do the same for Apple, Canonical etc.

The point I'm trying to make is that some writers just troll, while others try to inform.

Yes Peter Bright too. He's also a shill too. I don't know about Apple and Linux because I don't read about them too much and I'm not saying any writers that write about Microsoft are shills - Mary Jo Foley for example, is not a shill at all. The ones that are shills are Paul Thurrott, Peter Bright, Ed Bott, Long Zheng, Rafael Rivera, Robert McLaws. The ones I find fairly neutral are Mary Jo Foley, Ina Fried, some Neowinian writers here. That's just my opinion.

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Yes Peter Bright too. He's also a shill too. I don't know about Apple and Linux because I don't read about them too much and I'm not saying any writers that write about Microsoft are shills - Mary Jo Foley for example, is not a shill at all. The ones that are shills are Paul Thurrott, Peter Bright, Ed Bott, Long Zheng, Rafael Rivera, Robert McLaws. The ones I find fairly neutral are Mary Jo Foley, Ina Fried, some Neowinian writers here. That's just my opinion.

Don't get me started on Thurrott.

Really, don't.

I don't have enough time and nerves to write about that ... guy.

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