http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/spot-the-idiot-businessweeks-roger-l-kay where no mac has gone before Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:35:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/spot-the-idiot-businessweeks-roger-l-kay#comment-56173 moose Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:52:52 +0000 http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/spot-the-idiot-businessweeks-roger-l-kay#comment-56173 Well, it's the whole tone of Kahney, the way he writes his stuff, a bit like he's fighting against the Great Evil and bringing truth to the masses. That plus there are some seriously wrong assumptions in his pieces. Like "don't do evil" has nothing to do with Google's internal policies regarding employees and such, it's related to what they do with the DATA they collect. Plus Apple has been around for way longer than Google, so it's a bit weird stating that Apple hasn't followed Google's "way"... I decided to let Kahney's piece aside because <a href="http://daringfireball.net/2008/03/kahney_jackass" rel="nofollow">John Gruber wrote a great "jackass" post on it</a>, and it couldn't be better done... Well, it’s the whole tone of Kahney, the way he writes his stuff, a bit like he’s fighting against the Great Evil and bringing truth to the masses.
That plus there are some seriously wrong assumptions in his pieces. Like “don’t do evil” has nothing to do with Google’s internal policies regarding employees and such, it’s related to what they do with the DATA they collect.
Plus Apple has been around for way longer than Google, so it’s a bit weird stating that Apple hasn’t followed Google’s “way”…
I decided to let Kahney’s piece aside because John Gruber wrote a great “jackass” post on it, and it couldn’t be better done…

]]> http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/spot-the-idiot-businessweeks-roger-l-kay#comment-56168 Bernhard Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:50:37 +0000 http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/spot-the-idiot-businessweeks-roger-l-kay#comment-56168 OK moose, you are right about this one. But the Kahney article is really worth reading, mostly objective and critical in a good sense. After all he says that Jobs has done everything right, although with the "wrong == nonconformist" methods. I am an Apple evangelist since the days of the Apple II, own a couple of Macs and I must say that I agree with Kahney in most of his findings. What was your objection agains his article ? Greetings, Bernhard OK moose, you are right about this one. But the Kahney article is really worth reading, mostly objective and critical in a good sense. After all he says that Jobs has done everything right, although with the “wrong == nonconformist” methods.
I am an Apple evangelist since the days of the Apple II, own a couple of Macs and I must say that I agree with Kahney in most of his findings.
What was your objection agains his article ?
Greetings,
Bernhard

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