Well, my latest post on Technologizer has certainly struck a chord among many on both sides of the aisle. It’s been fun to read the comments, and for the most part they have been civil and well thought out.
However, after all the kibbitzing by either side, I have seen an unfortunate trend developing (and surprisingly enough, its coming from those partial to Microsoft) — twisting of words by these bloggers in an effort to make another look bad.
Twice it has happened with this post. The first came this afternoon from a gentleman named Bob Caswell, who apparently is a Microsoft employee. In his post, instead of doing the right thing and accurately portraying my argument, I find a link to a comment that wasn’t even part of the argument as to why the ad was offensive.
First rule of blogging ethics: Do not be disengenuous just for hits. While I do write provocatively, I will never EVER take somebody out of context in an attempt to discredit someone. Your readers can see right through that.
It seems like when Microsoft and Co. run out of ways to fight something, they become desperate. That’s shown in both the way its handled the digital music realm, and now the personal computer market now that Apple’s making serious moves into its turf.
When you read a piece of my work, you will always know I am speaking my opinion, and not one driven by a quest to draw hits to my post. Yes, some people get angry with me. But no, I don’t ever try to make somebody look bad.
I am finding this post being linked in several blogs, including VentureBeat (whose post I believe is titled exactly what the ad is).
Microsofties, the Mac vs. PC war will go on. But don’t twist people’s words in order to make a point.
