A Note From Walt Mossberg (We Think)

Walt's been reading, commenting here for a while, here's a post from last year: http://www.tuaw.com/2004/06/14/jobs-misquoted-in-wsj/

I read Mr. Mossberg's column (as I do regularly) and the Ars review as well. I thought both of them were great. I admit, there were a few things that were over my head in the Ars review. But as a complete Mac nut, that's what I wanted... too much info. As for Mr. Mossberg posting on this site, I think it is great. This has become my (and my friend's, and some of my family's) favorite site for all things mac. In closing, great site you got here. Thanks!

Aint Walt Mossberg a groovster? Can I get an adoption?

Just for the record, Ars Technica's review is 100% free and there is no need to register to view the review in its entirity. I assume TUAW's audience is composed of a rich tapestry of Mac users and even the newest of newbies can glean -something- from John's review.

The thing that worries me though is that there's the slightest chance Walt "friggin" Mossberg has read any of my inane comments here. Now doing a mental rewind to check how stupid I may have sounded in the past. :)

Smack. Down.

Walt got ya. I love it. He knows his audience, and nails you and the Ars review. Now, I wish he hadn't responded, snot-nosed kids get big heads really easily. By the way, what are you doing out of your room?

Very good review by Mr. Mossberg. Apple (the company) and apple users should thank him profusely for the (literally) millions of $ of increased sales his positive review will generate, as well as the proportional increase in user base...anyway, grandpa isn't necessarily a perjorative

I'm not sure if Walter's comments (which we appreciate, btw) make me feel /better/ about giving my personal seal of approval to C.K.'s use of the term Grandpa or worse about not pressing my alternative suggestion, which was "The Suits like it." :) Either way... it's always nice to know that someone is paying attention and it definately helps that that someone has a sense of humor! (No really, I lied... it was all C.K.'s idea, I swear! Only the capital G was mine!)

Thanks for posting my message. I do read TUAW. And it's really me. (Email me and I'll confirm.) And let me make one other comment. Ars Technica does great work. I admire the site. But they didn't post a "review" of Tiger that is relevant to, or even understandable by, 99% of Mac users. Their Tiger dissertation, which is amazing in its depth and detail, is really for developers, and the techiest of techies. If that's the TUAW audience, then your link to it makes perfect sense. If not, maybe you should have linked to a more user-focused review -- not mine, necessarily, but at least one written by somebody whose audience, like mine, is mainstream users. Again, I don't know who you consider your core audience. But even "power users" would have trouble wading through parts of the excellent, but developer-oriented, Ars Technica article.