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IMHO CNet went downhill when CBS bought them out!

ron7624 said:

I used to read cnet. Lately the editors that do the front page are very anti-apple

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Lately? Cnet has been anti-apple for years.

ron7624 said:

Relative to me I guess. I've only followed the Applebyte, and only for s few months. It was basically pro Apple but childish sometimes. So I assumed the rest of the publication may have leaned that way. Yes, I was wrong. The lady that does the front page is basically..... hateful IMO

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'Hateful' is a rather strong word to use in such circumstances.

Yes, I read C-Net, whenever I want to see what they have to say about something, (a topic or a product) and yes, they are not particularly enamoured of Apple products, but, you know what? As it happens, I read a lot of pro-Apple stuff while passing many a merry hour online here.

I don't feel the need to be surrounded by those who agree with - or share - my political, religious, or technological preferences. Life would be very boring were every encounter to be part of a self-referential bubble, reinforcing choices and preferences.

For that matter, I don't need to bathe in the warm and fuzzy glow of fervent mutual Apple adoration, much though I like some Apple products. (Indeed, I have long felt rather uneasy at the cult like fervour with which the late Mr Jobs - whom I acknowledge to have been an extraordinarily impressive visionary and an excellent business an - is regarded by some here).

Instead, sometimes, I want to hear what The Other Lot say, and more importantly, why they say it.

That means that I read it to find out what else is going on, why they like what they do, and what they think of it, and why their dislikes take the form they do. So be it. Some tech periodicals and magazines will just dislike Apple - for reasons that may seem both rational and irrational.