[dba-Tech] Beating a dead horse?

On 2013-03-07 10:19 AM, John Bartow wrote:
> Peter,
> I don't disagree with you in regards to MS, Oracle, IBM and to that point,
> just about every other successful large corporation. They have all left many
> desolate in their wake towards success. But then I'm not a journalist.
>
> No one or no company is so evil that a journalist should lose their
> objectivity. Every product and service review should stand on its own
> merits, above and beyond the company that provides it. The lack of objective
> professionalism runs rampant in the so called professional technical
> journalist field.

If you think IT journalism generally less professional than, say, 
journalism on climate change, or on economic austerity, or medical 
journalism on pharma products, I'm very surprised.

PB

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>
> I often wonder what the same person would write if X corporation had
> released the product rather than the one they hate.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter Brawley
> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 9:17 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Beating a dead horse?
>
> On 2013-03-06 10:54 PM, John Bartow wrote:
>> Most writers love to hate MS.
> They earned it with predatory & monopolistic practices, promiscuous
> architecture &c.
>
> PB
>
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>
>> Windows 9 will the Windows 7 to Windows Vista or the Office 2010 to
>> the Office 2007 or the...
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
>> Lawrence
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 7:22 PM
>> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
>> Subject: [dba-Tech] Beating a dead horse?
>>
>> Yes, we are probably beating a dead horse.
>>
>> It seems to all the proponents of computer industry are giving Win8 a
>> thumbs down and they are relentless.
>>
>> http://www.zdnet.com/five-reasons-why-windows-8-has-failed-7000012104/
>>
>> My personal feeling is as soon as Microsoft can cut their bleeding and
>> move on with another more acceptable product the better it will be for
>> the company. I never thought I could ever feel sorry for Microsoft,
>> even slightly but I do...I can hardly stand to watch their Windows
>> product lines committing slow and an excruciating painful suicide in
>> public. How very far the great has fallen.
>>
>> OTOH, who knows, maybe if MS sticks to the product long enough or
>> re-markets it there just might be a turn around but it will hardly be a
> rapid event.
>> Jim
>>
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