With all of the hand-wringing over Dvorak's latest brain fart (Apple switching to the Windows platform), it occurred to me that, amongst all of the infamous pundits whose wild predictions, baseless comments and simple-minded criticisms have earned them a rightful (and permanent) place in the technology hall of shame, there are perpetual superstars in that hallowed hall when it comes to the category of Apple opinions. Some of the biggest (and published) buttheads on the planet have raged on and on about Apple only to see their grand "insights" quickly dissolve in a subsequent puff of meaningless smoke: Dvorak, Enderle, and Thurrott are probably the most famous of the prolifically wrong when it comes to Apple. No exceptions mind you, the very mention of any of these names in the same breath as Apple and you can brace yourself for another avalanche of ignorance...or can you?
Well, gather around boys and girls, one and all. Yes, once again it's time to play that time-honored game: "Who Said It?"
Ready? Set? Here's the quote:
Okay, now test your knowledge of Mac punditry...Who said it???
Was it:
(A) Chris Breen (from Macworld magazine)
(B) David Pogue (columnist and author of the Mac OS X Missing Manual series)
(C) Rob Enderle ("analyst" (lol) from the Enderle Group)
(D) Steve Jobs
(E) Paul Thurrott (from the "Supersite" for Windows and Internet Nexus)
(F) John Dvorak (from a place in the human brain that's off-limits for normal folks)
(G) Walt Mossberg (techology columnist for the NYT)
Remember - NO CHEATING ALLOWED. No Google (or other search engine) searches.
Give up?
Well, I know the suspense is simply unbearable, so it's only fair to reveal the correct answer:
The true identity of the mystery speaker can be found here.
Although I heartily disagree with some of his past observations in general, I get the sense that this self-confessed Mac owner and user is becoming more and more disenfranchised with Microsoft and Windows, and more, well...curious about Mac OS X. I noticed he regularly railed about shortcomings and disappointments in Vista betas and went so far as to even acknowledge that even OS X Tiger still had it clearly beat when comparing it to early Vista betas. But much more importantly, apparently his wife has recently become a "switcher" and is now a Mac user. That alone can do wonders for suddenly finding yourself "thinking different."
I think the main thing here is not to judge a book by it's cover. I tend to look at what's said and judge that on it's own merits, as opposed to prejudging it on the basis of who said it. With that in mind, it remains obvious that Dvorak's misguided, convoluted, labored attempt to reveal that Apple will adopt Windows is still as insane as it ever was.
Well, gather around boys and girls, one and all. Yes, once again it's time to play that time-honored game: "Who Said It?"
Ready? Set? Here's the quote:
Okay, now test your knowledge of Mac punditry...Who said it???
Was it:
(A) Chris Breen (from Macworld magazine)
(B) David Pogue (columnist and author of the Mac OS X Missing Manual series)
(C) Rob Enderle ("analyst" (lol) from the Enderle Group)
(D) Steve Jobs
(E) Paul Thurrott (from the "Supersite" for Windows and Internet Nexus)
(F) John Dvorak (from a place in the human brain that's off-limits for normal folks)
(G) Walt Mossberg (techology columnist for the NYT)
Remember - NO CHEATING ALLOWED. No Google (or other search engine) searches.
Give up?
Well, I know the suspense is simply unbearable, so it's only fair to reveal the correct answer:
The true identity of the mystery speaker can be found here.
Although I heartily disagree with some of his past observations in general, I get the sense that this self-confessed Mac owner and user is becoming more and more disenfranchised with Microsoft and Windows, and more, well...curious about Mac OS X. I noticed he regularly railed about shortcomings and disappointments in Vista betas and went so far as to even acknowledge that even OS X Tiger still had it clearly beat when comparing it to early Vista betas. But much more importantly, apparently his wife has recently become a "switcher" and is now a Mac user. That alone can do wonders for suddenly finding yourself "thinking different."
I think the main thing here is not to judge a book by it's cover. I tend to look at what's said and judge that on it's own merits, as opposed to prejudging it on the basis of who said it. With that in mind, it remains obvious that Dvorak's misguided, convoluted, labored attempt to reveal that Apple will adopt Windows is still as insane as it ever was.