Marco and Gruber are right on the overall message: those HP devices are obvious Apple design copies. For some strange reason theverge and Engadget chose not to mention this fact. As journalists they have to mention that every single time. And for Josh to say he's being bullied or trolled makes no sense. If HP changed their logo to an apple would it be trolling to critize not pointing that out too? On top of that, getting overally defensive isn't a good solution. Gruber and Marco's claims were a little over the top, but everyone knew they weren't being literal. They, just like I, were confused on how respected online tech news orgnizations wouldn't point out the obvious.
The other part of his post I take issue with is Josh's swipe at smaller blogs. As if only massive blogs are worthy of contributing to the conversation in a community.
Obviously the 1894 Panhard will not be mentioned because its design became an industry standard and those cars are not competitors at this point in time. HP and Apple are compeitiors at the moment. Apple's design is not an indusrty standard. HP had millions and millions of design choices but decided to ape Apple. If something's a copycat, journalist should call it every single time because that's the highest standard of journalism. Are you advocating for the lowest standard?
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Marco and Gruber are right on the overall message: those HP devices are obvious Apple design copies. For some strange reason theverge and Engadget chose not to mention this fact. As journalists they have to mention that every single time. And for Josh to say he's being bullied or trolled makes no sense. If HP changed their logo to an apple would it be trolling to critize not pointing that out too? On top of that, getting overally defensive isn't a good solution. Gruber and Marco's claims were a little over the top, but everyone knew they weren't being literal. They, just like I, were confused on how respected online tech news orgnizations wouldn't point out the obvious.
The other part of his post I take issue with is Josh's swipe at smaller blogs. As if only massive blogs are worthy of contributing to the conversation in a community.
As journalists they have to mention that every single time.
Why?
Are reviews of the 2012 Honda Accord obligated to mention that the design of the car's steering wheel is copied from Alfred Vacheron's 1894 Panhard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steering_wheel#History)?
If not, what statute of limitations are you proposing on this mandatory statement?
Obviously the 1894 Panhard will not be mentioned because its design became an industry standard and those cars are not competitors at this point in time. HP and Apple are compeitiors at the moment. Apple's design is not an indusrty standard. HP had millions and millions of design choices but decided to ape Apple. If something's a copycat, journalist should call it every single time because that's the highest standard of journalism. Are you advocating for the lowest standard?