[dayglored]

> I did not post it because I thought the issue was twaddle... it was just a "sour grapes" article by know nothings.

Agreed, but with one other observation.

I would bet a good dinner out, that the comment about Apple being a "pain in the ass" had two motivations:

1. Apple's name guarantees press coverage.

   If Apple's name wasn't in the headline, the business tech press would have largely ignored this item, relegating it to second or even third-tier story placement. Beracha wanted notoriety, and got it, by leveraging APPLE's name instead of his own or even Microsoft's. What a crappy, sleazy way to get headlines. Works, though.

2. Microsoft encouraged Beracha to shoot off his mouth.

   Microsoft knows that Apple gets headlines (see #1), and is a lot smarter than Beracha, used him, and threw him aside like a wad of tissues after an afternoon tryst in a cheap motel. All to get airplay for their new toy.

Frankly, while I agree with you on the naivete and inexperience aspects, I'm more astonished and grossed out by the sleaziness of it.

Eewww. I want a shower... these kinds of people disgust me. :)

[Swordmaker]

Frankly, while I agree with you on the naivete and inexperience aspects, I'm more astonished and grossed out by the sleaziness of it.

From what I heard, it was a discussion on an airplane flight... after a few drinks... with his seat mate who turned out to be a "journalist." Sleazy... and perhaps unethical?