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Sunday, October 12, 2003

The hilarious but sad state of Mac journalism
Mac-Mike: "Sometimes it's hard to separate myself from being a tech reporter and an Apple enthusiast." LOL. My only surprise is that you are aware of it, Mac-Mike. But Apple enthusiasts are Apple enthusiasts first, tech reporters second. That's one of the things that's horribly wrong with the Mac world: Too few people are asking the hard questions, and too many people are cozying up with the Mothership. It's embarassing. But the bigger (and less obvious) issue raised by this posting is Mac-Mike's admission that Apple is requiring most journalists to review Panther without actually seeing the product first. Ah yes, what a fine company you worship. "Apple policy [is] not to provide the media with advance review copies of the software until after it's October 24th release date," he writes. "They, of course, want to create a buzz for it ... the company was urging me to do an interview with some of the Panther development folks without actually seeing the product." But fear not, Mac-Mike's heart is still firmly in Cupertino. "I have already placed my pre-order with MacMall for a $189 family license of Panther for installation on my G4 and PowerBook. I really am excited about this major upgrade. MacMall promised Fed-Ex delivery by evening on the 24th and Apple stores will likely stay open late," he blathers. One gets the feeling that cult members have similar internal struggles from time to time.

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