To call that a positive review is delusional.
Delusional?? I'll tell you what's delusional: saying that a review containing
these phrases is not a positive review: a gorgeous multitouch screen, feels
expensive and solid in the hand, fluid,
beautiful and incredibly responsive, bright, sharp
On Sep 18, 2009, at 9:53 AM, Chris Dunford wrote:
Saying that this isn't a positive review, now that is truly
delusional. It's practically psychotic.
It is not a positive review. It cites many positive features, but
concludes that these are insufficient. That is not a positive
conclusion.
It is not a positive review. It cites many positive features, but
concludes that these are insufficient. That is not a positive
conclusion.
You're dreaming.
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*It’s an outdated joke; the Zune HD player isn’t perfect, but it’s every bit
as joyful, polished and satisfying as its rival. The question is whether
Microsoft will stick it out long enough to close the catalog gap, the
ecosystem gap and the image gap.*
None of
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/technology/personaltech/17pogue.html?8dpc
Zune’s reputation as the player for weirdos and losers. Among the
under-25 set, “Zune” is a punch line
Wow!
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/technology/personaltech/17pogue.html?8dpc
Zune's reputation as the player for weirdos and losers. Among the
under-25 set, Zune is a punch line
Wow!
Boy, you really had to hunt for something negative in that review, didn't you?
How strange that you didn't
Chris,
I think Tom's point is that mighty M$ has a major marketing failure on
their hands. David Pogue also said: All right, then: so why sympathy?
Because, after three years, hundreds of millions of dollars in
advertising, and, yes, a lot of real innovation, the Zune has managed to
claim a
On Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:15:22 -0400, t.piwowar wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/technology/personaltech/17pogue.html?8dpc
Zunes reputation as the player for weirdos and losers. Among the
under-25 set, Zune is a punch line
Wow!
Wow! is right. You pick out the single most damning
Some interesting things are heard about the Zune in this week's
MacBreak Weekly Podcast #158: They Don't Have That in the US. The
comments begin around 00:40 in and go for about 10-15 minutes.
YMMV
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/technology/personaltech/17pogue.html?8dpc
Zune's reputation as the player for weirdos and losers.
Among the under-25 set, Zune is a punch line
Wow!
Boy, you really had to hunt for something negative in that
review, didn't you? How strange
On Sep 17, 2009, at 6:42 AM Sep 17, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
I think Tom's point is that mighty M$ has a major marketing failure on
their hands. David Pogue also said: All right, then: so why
sympathy?
Thank you Mark, that is precisely my point.
Equally remarkable is the inability of
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Wow! is right. You pick out the single most damning line in a
generally positive review and hold it up as proof that the Zune
Sucks.
The only thing wrong with this statement is that the review isn't
generally positive, it's overwhelmingly positive.
On Sep 17, 2009, at 10:18 PM, David K Watson wrote:
Myself, I'd say generally positive is a better description. By most
objective standards, to be considered overwhelmingly positive a
review would have to be very strong on its positives and contain
a very small number of very minor negatives.
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