This is a "no **** sherlock" sort of situation. Of course it's slightly bias to Apple. This site is run by Apple fans for Apple fans. People who wish to look at the information without the bias, will have to look someplace else which has no inclination to take sides.
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MacRumors is biased in their reporting on Samsung vs Apple
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Can't forget the late great Harry Caray Chi Cubs announcer. His one sided commentary was a major turnoff if you didn't like the Cubs. Just listen to his lack of enthusiasm when the opposing team would smack a home run.
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So given a situation that involved Apple, we should only care about Apple's side? That's like watching a ball game and only watching what your favorite team does. Not taking sides on either side, just saying that logic seems silly.
No need to be rude about it . . .
I can't even post it in the Amusing Thread Titles thread because it actually makes me a little bit sad that it seems to have been posted to and replied to in earnest.
It makes you sad? A bit dramatic eh?
So MR should only show stories that show Apple in a positive light?
The publishers of MR are free to male this site what they want it to be, biased or not. Personally, I don't detect any (other than a certain tolerance of Android trolls), and I certainly haven't detected too many inaccuracies on the news page. Additionally, within reason you are free to comment on any story, so by all means do provide evidence of bias.
Also, I'd hate for MR to get in a position like the BBC does, when somebody draws a perfectly rational, evidence-based conclusion and the BBC feel they need to present as well the contradictory view of some nutter to create 'balance' in reporting.
Also, I'd hate for MR to get in a position like the BBC does, when somebody draws a perfectly rational, evidence-based conclusion and the BBC feel they need to present as well the contradictory view of some nutter to create 'balance' in reporting.
I happen to find MacRumors very good in the coverage they provide.
Let's not forget, they don't make this stuff up, they simply post it to the forum. I follow the tech news very closely, as I work in the industry. If MacRumors was as biased as some believe, they'd never be as big & popular as they are.
Long before I had time to join & participate, I read MacRumors daily as part of my routine news uptake. If one must make the claim of bias, look towards the members.
I'll use myself as an example. I'll be the first to admit I'm somewhat biased towards Apple & it shows. When Apple does less than I know they're capable of I get irritated and become very outspoken about it. I've got tens of thousands of dollars invested over two decades and that's not counting all the Apple stock I've bought annually since 1991.
I've stuck with Apple when everyone predicted their demise. Yes I have iPhones & iPads but the real Apple joy, comes from their laptops & desktops I have for work & personal use.
When it's all said and done, MacRumors stands tall compared to the rest.
Let's not forget, they don't make this stuff up, they simply post it to the forum. I follow the tech news very closely, as I work in the industry. If MacRumors was as biased as some believe, they'd never be as big & popular as they are.
Long before I had time to join & participate, I read MacRumors daily as part of my routine news uptake. If one must make the claim of bias, look towards the members.
I'll use myself as an example. I'll be the first to admit I'm somewhat biased towards Apple & it shows. When Apple does less than I know they're capable of I get irritated and become very outspoken about it. I've got tens of thousands of dollars invested over two decades and that's not counting all the Apple stock I've bought annually since 1991.
I've stuck with Apple when everyone predicted their demise. Yes I have iPhones & iPads but the real Apple joy, comes from their laptops & desktops I have for work & personal use.
When it's all said and done, MacRumors stands tall compared to the rest.
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you prob = mac users
yet they post links to all their source articles in every post... and open up this giant forum.. so that those who care about the OTHER SIDE have plenty of resources to find out about if they are so inclined.
you prob = mac users
yet they post links to all their source articles in every post... and open up this giant forum.. so that those who care about the OTHER SIDE have plenty of resources to find out about if they are so inclined.
If these phones were so similar, then why did Samsung not show them in court? I remember, they were too late. Missed a deadline. Question: Did they miss a deadline because Samsung hired totally incompetent lawyers, or did they miss a deadline because they had photos that could only be used to try to influence public opinion (like yours), but wouldn't have stood up to scrutiny in court?
I have a suspicion that what you see as "biased reporting" is actually caused by facts that are more in Apple's favour. Showing a 140 page report where Samsung discusses how to copy iPhone features that work better than the Samsung implementation may feel biased to you, but it's only biased if there is a 140 page report where Apple discusses copying Samsung features, and that report is somehow hidden. So do you think such a report is hidden, or do you think such a report just doesn't exist?
And for an example where a good design was copied and Braun won a court case:
http://www.form.de/w3fa.php?nodeId=116&lang=1&id=1085&ausgabe=34&bildid=2545
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I understand the initial thought behind the post, but as most seem to agree, the thought was off base for a number of reasons. The one that I will offer is that no one here really feels much sympathy to Samsung. This is going to sound politically incorrect, but the Korean business model (and the Chinese as well) follows the Japanese pattern of the fifties, which is to take popular products and clone them and hope that anyone owing any intellectual property in the originals doesn't sue.
The Chinese have an easier time here because they produce mostly technology for Western names (which includes Korean companies, but who sell to the West primarily) and they hide behind a red shield, they definitely have home court advantage when it comes to litigation.
Samsung, as a company that sells to the West, should have known better and their slavish copying of an Apple product was the same as spitting in Apple's eye, Apple had to take action. While the original poster may think that the other products offered by Samsung or its earlier iterations somehow serve its defense against Apple's claim, they actually weaken it. It is not as much how you get there as it is how you end up and because Samsung made tweaks to get closer to the Apple design, it does tend to lend credence to the copying charge.
Regardless of what you feel about Samsung, I don't see how ignoring the flurry of PR attempts by Samsung counsel by MacRumors should be surprising to a reader of MacRumors. This is not a news site, and if you look at CNN, you would also see that Samsung isn't getting much traction in the regular news outlets with its counter-story. Sorry if you own a Samsung phone, but from what I've read (not just on this site), Samsung copied the iPhone and should pay the price for its infringement.
The Chinese have an easier time here because they produce mostly technology for Western names (which includes Korean companies, but who sell to the West primarily) and they hide behind a red shield, they definitely have home court advantage when it comes to litigation.
Samsung, as a company that sells to the West, should have known better and their slavish copying of an Apple product was the same as spitting in Apple's eye, Apple had to take action. While the original poster may think that the other products offered by Samsung or its earlier iterations somehow serve its defense against Apple's claim, they actually weaken it. It is not as much how you get there as it is how you end up and because Samsung made tweaks to get closer to the Apple design, it does tend to lend credence to the copying charge.
Regardless of what you feel about Samsung, I don't see how ignoring the flurry of PR attempts by Samsung counsel by MacRumors should be surprising to a reader of MacRumors. This is not a news site, and if you look at CNN, you would also see that Samsung isn't getting much traction in the regular news outlets with its counter-story. Sorry if you own a Samsung phone, but from what I've read (not just on this site), Samsung copied the iPhone and should pay the price for its infringement.