Nagromme = the most levelheaded poster around MR and other related forums.
(Jut randomly picking out one of many such comments--not trying to play favorites.)
People are seriously THAT convinced that the WSJ / Walt Mossberg is taking bribes and/or commands from Apple? Do Walt and the Journal need MORE money even more than they need their reputation? Are both totally lacking in integrity? And we're certain of this, are we?
Mossberg HAS in fact given bad Apple reviews. He tended to be very ANTI-Apple in years past, and in recent years--which have seen better products--he has come around. He still puts down Apple products when he thinks they deserve it, and his good reviews always include complaints as well. In short, he is USUALLY positive about Apple products, not always. It's almost as though he's an honest reviewer....the kind of honest person who would give an honest answer like the one quoted here. What other answer could be honest? Yet people see it as evidence of bias or even underhanded dealings
He "gets" what makes Apple products good, in ways that many other people get too--and many don't. He's not the only reviewer who often likes Apple products, and when he likes them he gives his reasons without a smokescreen.
People are either repeating the "Walt is biased" thing because they like a good bandwagon ("fanboy" is fun to say too--try it!) or else they truly believe that positive Apple reviews cannot be honest ones.
In fact, of course, they can.
And yet some people will always say that anyone who consistently appreciates Apple products HAS to be dishonest, even when that person frequently points out flaws as well. Sounds like the zealots aren't all on Apple's side after all
