On second thought @crowley, you're probably right to some extent on your points that relate to me getting too worked up about this (e.g. I can see why you'd use the word "blowhard," and also reflecting back my 'get a life' statement). FWIW, my frustration is more with the blatantly negative trolls that are all too frequent on this site. Despite our differences, you are clearly a thoughtful person, and I regret and apologize for the part I played in escalating this argument beyond where it should have gone.
And I'm probably a bit too sharp and unyielding in my rebuttals. There's an awful lot of inflexible provocateurs and would-be demagogues around here (and the Internet generally) and their influence makes even honest disagreements and discussions spiker than they need to be on all sides, which is a shame.
You two made your arguments, disagreed fiercely at first, then cooled your jets and let reason prevail. Even though you two might not agree on the points of the argument, you agreed to be civil about it in the end.
This is all too rare and we need more of this.
Good on both of you. This is a great example showing that you don't need to agree to get along.
You two made your arguments, disagreed fiercely at first, then cooled your jets and let reason prevail. Even though you two might not agree on the points of the argument, you agreed to be civil about it in the end.
This is all too rare and we need more of this.
Good on both of you. This is a great example showing that you don't need to agree to get along.
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You two made your arguments, disagreed fiercely at first, then cooled your jets and let reason prevail. Even though you two might not agree on the points of the argument, you agreed to be civil about it in the end.
This is all too rare and we need more of this.
Good on both of you. This is a great example showing that you don't need to agree to get along.
@crowley Agreed!
@techlover @gatorguy Thank you. Passionate disagreement and civility need not be mutually exclusive.
Looking forward to some interesting announcements from Apple tomorrow, and more fodder for interesting discussions.