nhughes

jdgaz said:

I personally dont use debit cards. Would prefer to be able to buy an itunes card and store it for future use.

randominternetperson said:

What I get out of this article is that one should never inconvenience Neil Hughes in any way, or he will overreact and bring up every incident where you have slighted him and throw them back in your face.

osmartormenajr said:

nhughes said:

osmartormenajr said:

nhughes said:

osmartormenajr said:

nhughes said:

osmartormenajr said:
The macOS flaw was serious, but patched within a day almost. 

Supposedly the flaw was publicized on Apple’s developer forums months ago, over the summer. It just didn’t get wide publicity until Tuesday. But it was not patched within a day.

you wouldn't be here, replying the fortieth something forum post, hours after you originally posted your piece, on a weekend...

Chill out dude

Oh, also: I get paid to be here. This is literally my job.

Is this passive-aggressive? Is it your job to pick little feuds with readers? You nitpicked on my summarization of the facts, which is an easy win for you, since I'm not a journalist (I'm assuming you are... you know, with a college degree). Although, you refrained from commenting on my most acidic perception: that the tone of the editorial was intended to boost the weekend slow news and low traffic.

It's been published here, many times, that Apple customers are more engaged with their devices. It's also human nature that you'd dislike disparaging comments on something that not only you like, but invested thousands of dollars to have. So I'm surprised that you are "surprised" with the negative comments.

The reason I visit (and read) AI daily, for more than a decade now, is that it presents what I consider a fair view of Apple, and its mistakes. Your piece deviated a little from that (my opinion), so I commented (you'll see, 'from my history', that I'm not a heavy poster, or a troll). If I had any interest in 'doom and gloom' biased Apple news and opinions, I'd be visiting TheVerge, where I could find Ina's hard on for Apple, Dieter's bullshit, and Nilay's sheer craziness!

If you think this is a “feud,” then you’re only feuding with yourself.

You made a (frankly condescending) comment about me engaging with commenters on my own editorial, at the website where I work — pointing out that I am here *hours* after I published, and *on a weekend.* Yeah, sometimes I work weekends, like many people do at many jobs. 

Also, I never said I was “surprised” by negative comments. I expect readers to retort, and I am happy to engage in spirited debate. 

Well, now I know this is passive-aggressive. You still insist on the preamble, while avoiding the meat of the matter. You have no fact wrong in your piece, and most of your conclusions are common sense (and were published before on AI). But your piece, its heading, and all of this on the forums, are good indicatives (to say the least) of clickbait, "Apple's doom is approaching". Yeah, they messed up, and they'll know better from now (one hopes!), but not because they read your piece.

The fact that this is the fourth exchange you have, with an anonymous reader, in a discussion that appears to be escalating (over nothing), is just weird! The first one or two could be chalked up to a spirited exchange, but the others don't. I'm not working today, woke up late and all, but I am already tired of this argument, since it gains me nothing.

Feel free (oh, was that condescending, because this is like, "your job") to answer this last to your heart's content, because I won't visit this thread anymore. I'm getting out to play with my boys!

Nice weekend to everyone who enjoyed (or not, most likely) this odd exchange.

osmartormenajr said:

nhughes said:

osmartormenajr said:

nhughes said:

osmartormenajr said:
The macOS flaw was serious, but patched within a day almost. 

Supposedly the flaw was publicized on Apple’s developer forums months ago, over the summer. It just didn’t get wide publicity until Tuesday. But it was not patched within a day.

you wouldn't be here, replying the fortieth something forum post, hours after you originally posted your piece, on a weekend...

Chill out dude

Oh, also: I get paid to be here. This is literally my job.

Is this passive-aggressive? Is it your job to pick little feuds with readers? You nitpicked on my summarization of the facts, which is an easy win for you, since I'm not a journalist (I'm assuming you are... you know, with a college degree). Although, you refrained from commenting on my most acidic perception: that the tone of the editorial was intended to boost the weekend slow news and low traffic.

It's been published here, many times, that Apple customers are more engaged with their devices. It's also human nature that you'd dislike disparaging comments on something that not only you like, but invested thousands of dollars to have. So I'm surprised that you are "surprised" with the negative comments.

The reason I visit (and read) AI daily, for more than a decade now, is that it presents what I consider a fair view of Apple, and its mistakes. Your piece deviated a little from that (my opinion), so I commented (you'll see, 'from my history', that I'm not a heavy poster, or a troll). If I had any interest in 'doom and gloom' biased Apple news and opinions, I'd be visiting TheVerge, where I could find Ina's hard on for Apple, Dieter's bullshit, and Nilay's sheer craziness!

osmartormenajr said:

nhughes said:

osmartormenajr said:
The macOS flaw was serious, but patched within a day almost. 

Supposedly the flaw was publicized on Apple’s developer forums months ago, over the summer. It just didn’t get wide publicity until Tuesday. But it was not patched within a day.

you wouldn't be here, replying the fortieth something forum post, hours after you originally posted your piece, on a weekend...

Chill out dude