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10 things that Sort of Mildly Displease PC World about Apple (and why PC World thinks Apple is Doing Well)
In the beginning there was 'hate', or more specifically "10 Things We Hate About Apple". And PC World's Harry Mccracken resigned from his position when former Macworld CEO Colin Crawford supposedly put the kibosh on the article. Questions raged throughout the blogosphere as to whether Apple was exercising undue editorial pressure as an advertiser--questions, which as far as I can tell, did not raise a definitive answer one way or another.
Today PC World lays everything out on the table--well almost everything; they never mention whether Apple played a role or not and don't discuss the resignation directly--posting about the controversy which involved short pieces written by staffers Alan Stafford and Narasu Rebbapragada. The articles, they write, were meant to be light-hearted conversation starters, not "weighty journalism".
You can read both articles today at PC World's online site, both the ten things they hate about Apple and the ten things they love. The "hate" list includes many on-target items including that Apple is "more secretive than Homeland Security" (hah!), that they blame others for the worm that shipped with iPods last year, and that the Mac is crap at gaming. The less focused "love" list includes "sublime designs", Jobs calling for the end of DRM, and that Macs run Windows.
In the end, now that we've gotten a chance to check both lists out, it seems like a whole lot of fuss was made over not very much. And if I had to spike one of the two lists? I'd kill the "love" list first.
Thanks, Chris Tutor.
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emor8t said 3:38PM on 5-07-2007
I think it had something to do with the fact that they are talentless hacks, rather than journalists, or heck, even informed consumers.
Let's face it, the whole think smirks of Dvorak like attention manipulation.
Ed.-"Guys, we've ran out of things to give vague reviews on, how do we sell this magazine?"
Report.-"How about we make a big fuss out of nothing, get some attention about our newspaper, then write a 3o page fluff piece about it and then fill the rest with ads?"
Ed.-"Brilliant!"
...and that Ladies and Gentlemen, is how news is made in the new millennium.
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Kip said 3:51PM on 5-07-2007
10 Things I Hate About TUAW...
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michel said 4:32PM on 5-07-2007
I will kill hate.
ho and of course I will still continue to not buy PC World. there are no journalism here. only stupid stories and advertisements.
Tuaw, I read it because sometimes it speaks about software or new stuff for mac. and it's free.
nothing else.
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johnny173 said 4:22PM on 5-07-2007
If find it particularly interesting to see that Narasu collaborated on a "10 Things We Hate About Apple" piece considering she was formerly a senior editor at MacAddict. Or maybe not. I guess we all have things about Apple we dislike or would like to see improved.
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Greenline said 4:27PM on 5-07-2007
Alright Kip, this was National news involving Apple loyalty, guess what dumbass it is going to show up on an Apple weblog. You bring TUAW down. THANKS FOR THE UPDATE TUAW.
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Tom Strong said 4:45PM on 5-07-2007
Hack article by PC World. Lazy writers. They should go work for Cosmo. 10 ways to awesome abs!
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Zachary Hinchliffe said 5:26PM on 5-07-2007
oh shut up. you all know you'd lap up a "10 Things We Hate About Microsoft" article like the Apple fans you are. get over it. PC World doesn't suck THAT bad.
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mike said 8:28PM on 5-07-2007
oh shut up. you all know you'd lap up a "10 Things We Hate About Microsoft" article like the Apple fans you are
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That's way too easy. We're in 2007 now. The problem with this is they dredge up stuff that is just corny... design flaws? They go on to cite how the shuffle was a blockbuster hit and.. yet.. it's supposed to be a black mark.
Another one is the secrecy angle.. dude, when you have good ideas that are going to be copied.. you fuckin keep it a secret. Why would Apple foolishly allow/tolerate/condone leaks. Look at that marketshare. They were careless in the 80's and look where it got them.
As for gaming? Again. Look at their marketshare. What the F do you want them to do. If you're a prepubescent, get a Dell, or tolerate emulation (or Bootcamp) ... that's pretty weak tho
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cs0875 said 9:01AM on 5-08-2007
I think 2 main points were gaming, and the inability to upgrade lower end models. I love games, I play as many MMOs as I can, and love the newest games. I have very little selection. I remember reading an article here about 3 or 4 months ago about the game Movies, I have owned that game on PC since summer of '05. I have used a Mac and liked it, but gaming is important for me, and they lost a customer because of it.
In the same vein the ability to upgrade lower end systems should be important. I had a nice high end PC that got fried when there was a lightning strike (I had a surge protector, but nothing will stop a direct hit). I spent $1200 putting it together, and didn't have enough money to do it again. I bought for $250 after rebates, a PC with 256 ram, a 3.4 Celeron D processor, and cheap on board video. That was about all I could afford at the time. It got me online, let me use office ect. When I got my rebates back, I picked up a PCI express GeForce 7800($199), a 450W power supply($65), and 1 GB of RAM($95). So after spending $609 I have a machine that will play almost every game available. A Celeron D is basically the same processor as the original P4s, I don't need dual core, so I have a great computer. The ability to upgrade save my day. And even better, if I want a dual core, for about $250 I can pick up a core 2 duo and put it in the motherboard since the Celeron D, and core 2 duo is LGA 775, and the core 2 duo runs cooler than the celeron, so no extra cooling is necessary.
That is market Apple needs to focus on, it isn't for everone, but alot of people would like to upgrade. That too would open up more gaming as people over time can make a monster machine rather than buying one at one time. Many people can't afford $1500 today, but will over 6 months.
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