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Title: The Macalope Weekly: Jaded Post by: HCK on January 12, 2013, 07:01:03 pm The Macalope Weekly: Jaded
Forgive the Macalope if he sounds jaded, but when you’ve been in the pundit-skewering business as long as he has, you’ve pretty much seen it all. This week, the brown and furry one tries to outsource a takedown with lousy results, schools Forbes on the oldest trick in the marketing book, and even takes to task the employment of overused tech industry tropes against Apple’s competitors. Pundit cage fight! Rumors are swirling (like things that belong in toilet bowls are wont to do) about Apple shipping a cheap iPhone by the end of the year. Naturally, the crack punditry class is taking this as a done deal, and they’re ready to tell you why it’s both a great idea and the worst idea ever. And you know what? The Macalope’s tired of doing all the heavy lifting. Let’s let two pundits fight it out! IN THIS CORNER: BUSINESS INSIDER’S HENRY BLODGET WITH: To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here http://www.macworld.com/article/2025054/macalope-jaded.html |