
By Seb Janacek
Published: Friday 04 February 2005
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Mr. Janacek,
I agree . . . there really is no place for profanity and ill placed name calling. However, I , along with most other Mac users, have LONG been frustrated with the misinformation and obvious bias by many IT journalists. This has translated into many decisions being made where Macs have been relegated to the surplus bin--as evidenced in many school systems where PC infrastructures have replaced Mac systems. I can understand the fevered pitch of those of us who use and know Mac IT, that the TRUTH be told about the platforms' strengths, and educated commentary of its weaknessess. I believe what we Mac enthusiasts' would like to see is a BALANCED and factual presentation of views expressed by IT journalists. Like you, I have little patience for those who cannot express themselves without resorting to profanity or gross accusations about one's heritage or intelligence, but I am equally disturbed by the amount of "factless" journalism being pushed out about the Mac platform. I suspect, that many such articles are written simply to "stir" up the bees.
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Mr. Janacek,
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