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robmcm · 2015-07-30 13:08:47

While the article may have a pro Apple bias this comment exudes a negative Apple bias. Equally distasteful.

humanrebar | karma 12057 | avg karma 2.44 · | 2015-09-13 11:34:21+00:00

You're basically restating the conclusion of the piece.

The author states that this (presumably) intentional choice undermines the Apple brand that includes quality and uncompromisingly excellent user experience.

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mistermann | karma 4634 | avg karma 0.56 · | 2013-10-29 06:12:13

This is pretty brutal and disingenuous IMHO. If this is considered proper justification for flagging this post, I'm not surprised why there's such a positive Apple slant here.

asciilifeform | karma 3974 | avg karma 4.31 · | 2009-03-19 13:01:16+00:00

The linked article shows an instance of Apple unambiguously, deliberately degrading user experience. It is highly relevant to this discussion.

dvhh | karma 479 | avg karma 1.27 · | 2019-03-28 01:36:32+00:00

That is a comment I would put in frame as one of the rare comment where he use a negative adjective about Apple's products.

quenix | karma 1007 | avg karma 2.77 · | 2021-08-04 04:37:28

This isn't cleverly anti-Apple, it's just petty. I have plenty a gripe against some things Apple does, but the piece here makes a net zero good points.

mirthflat83 | karma 309 | avg karma 1.99 · | 2020-11-14 09:34:56+00:00

Lmao, well said. The bias against Apple in HN is strong

smegel | karma 2278 | avg karma 1.65 · | 2016-10-25 21:45:48+00:00

This seems gimicky and anti-Apple.

swayson | karma 145 | avg karma 1.73 · | 2020-08-08 14:54:04

This is in bad taste from Apple.

mechanical_fish | karma 26700 | avg karma 6.64 · | 2009-04-19 15:27:13+00:00

What are you talking about? This isn't a pro-Apple article, despite its protective coloration. As you point out, the article isn't even about Apple. And the author hardly sounds like a partisan fan of Apple, or even of Linux. His tone is that of someone who is being forced to go on a particularly unpleasant diet.

hej | karma 256 | avg karma 2.29 · | 2012-05-06 18:11:55+00:00

This comment doesn’t defend Apple. It doesn’t make any value judgments about Apple at all. It merely attacks the article.

Dylan16807 | karma 31639 | avg karma 1.39 · | 2019-08-12 15:33:01+00:00

Are you interpreting that comment as supportive of Apple? I'm not...

mikhael28 | karma 510 | avg karma 2.04 · | 2024-02-19 17:51:47

The Apple hate is so strong here

gjsman-1000 | karma 11071 | avg karma 3.16 · | 2021-09-11 18:41:10

Apple is not appealing.

revicon | karma 2514 | avg karma 5.94 · | 2023-07-18 08:38:41

The macrumors link is an article about an article which feels like a waste. Here's the WSJ article macrumors is "reporting" on...

People Have Begun to Love Apple’s Most Hated Product

https://archive.is/9FkNS

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brokenmachine | karma 3145 | avg karma 0.82 · | 2021-12-15 23:09:58

>public image/perception among the tech crowd

I don't feel like Apple cares at all about perception among the tech crowd. So many things they champion draw the ire of us.

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dkonofalski | karma 3510 | avg karma 1.97 · | 2022-08-24 13:30:45

I know that you're a weird anti-Apple contrarian but it literally says this in the article that we're discussing here.

mortenjorck | karma 22479 | avg karma 7.99 · | 2010-07-30 18:01:53+00:00

Apple haters.

schammy | karma 93 | avg karma 0.56 · | 2010-04-29 22:29:23+00:00

You didn't actually read the article, did you? It makes a lot of very good and perfectly valid points.

Let me also guess - you own a Mac and an iPhone, and are mad because someone is saying bad things about your precious Apple. Correct?

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rcarmo | karma 26588 | avg karma 5.05 · | 2024-07-01 17:50:15

_looks pointedly at Apple_