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 Well I did it. I don't know why, but I did it.
I read a CNET article.
For anyone that doesn't know, CNET doesn't cast Apple in the best light, and the case is true in the article I read.
Now I know that CNET was founded by Paul Allen (a Microsoft co-founder) and that all sorts of Redmond-money flows CNET's way - so it's natural for there to be at least a slight bias.
But outright lies? Most blogs have more journalistic integrity than CNET.
Forgive me as I continue to rant, but let me point out the article in question.
"Low-tech 'hack' takes fizz out of Pepsi-iTunes promo".
CNET's lead-in to the article on their main page (at time of writing at least) is "Apple's music promotion with Pepsi has a slight problem: winning caps can be seen before buying a bottle". Which is fine. Sure they could have switched it around and said "Pepsi's promotion with Apple has a slight problem ... " but there's nothing wrong with this.
What I do have a beef with are several statements that a real reporter would have easily known after just a teensy bit of research. Look at the 10th and 11th paragraphs down:
"Despite the popularity of iTunes, the business as a standalone doesn't make money. Apple's real purpose for selling music is to drive sales of its popular iPod digital music player, which does make money."
Partially true, but to say that iTunes as a standalone doesn't make money is misleading if not outright wrong. It doesn't make much, and different reports say different things, but it does make a small amount of money.
"For this reason, Apple took the unprecedented step of launching a Windows version of the iTunes store after years of developing software solely for its own operating system."
Unprecedented? What about Quicktime? And Appleworks? You could even count Filemaker Pro. Unprecedented? Who the!? What the!?
"The iTunes music store only lets people transfer songs onto their iPod. No other hardware device is supported by iTunes."
First of all, it's iTunes, not the iTunes Music Store that does the transferring. While partially true that other devices can't play encrypted AAC audio files, the article makes it sound as if you can't use other devices with iTunes. There is no distinction made between the player and the store. Granted the store is accessible only within the player, but to say "No other hardware device is supported by iTunes" is just wrong. Besides, there are many ways to change your AAC files to MP3 or some other supported format.
Ah it feels good to rant! Gets all the bad mojo out. Sort of like cussing at a bad driver on the road, you just have to let it out and then you feel better.
Anyway, I'll leave you on an upbeat note.
The article talks about how the Apple/Pepsi promotion has been compromised:
The "hack" was also spoofed in a fake security posting to the influential Bugtraq security mailing list.
"This attack is not new," the posting noted. "Prior soft drink distribution versions have been vulnerable to this attack in the past. Known vulnerable versions have included the Mountain Dew "Free Soda" giveaways."
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February 20 2004, 1:51 PM EDT, by
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| sweetjimmyhugs |
2/20/04, 3:44 PM EDT |
Bah Humbug! It's a real shame that something like "journalistic integrity" has no meaning on the internet. It really boils my cabbage when "news" sites present opinions and misconceptions as facts.
CNET.COM
"...facts, we don't need no stinkin' facts!"
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| Matty |
2/22/04, 6:48 PM EDT |
What and this differs from any other news services, in print, radio, television or internet?
People must like to be mislead, it's the only explaination.
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| HUH |
2/25/04, 12:44 PM EDT |
Thats a laugh....
Like this site is just dripping with journalistic integrity..
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| Jonahan |
3/3/04, 9:03 AM EDT |
Hey, at least we tell the truth. We may be idiots and we like to have fun, but we call a spade a spade and we back it up with facts.
Also, we're not CNET. We don't have big-time advertisers, we don't get paid the big bucks, we're not reporters. We never even claimed journalistic integrity (although we're more fair than almost any other site out there).
Freedom of speech my friend. CNET can say whatever they want, but unfortunately they have a very big audience and people listen to them. It's our job to let people know the truth.
Sure, our audience is tiny, but those seeking the truth generally work harder at it and will probably come find it. And it's not just this site, there are tons of others.
So yes, it IS a laugh. It's a laugh that people let others tell lies and get away with it - and even MAKE MONEY DOING IT!
Ok, rant over ... ;)
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