Comments on: John Dvorak Finally Gets Something Right on Apple

By: Ephilei

Ephilei — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:32:52 +0000

If you hate Dvorak, the best thing you can do is ignore him. The only place I read his writing is in your quoting. Daniel, you may pride yourself in debunking him, but you’re really playing right into his hands.

Google has it right: in PageRank, no links get negative votes. In the webosphere, even bad publicity is good publcity.

By: davebarnes

davebarnes — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:59:00 +0000

Dan,

It would be appreciated if you would link to the original John Dvorak article: http://tinyurl.com/3yqy48

By: gus2000

gus2000 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:19:27 +0000

Van Gogh was a brilliant artist whose original works demand top-dollar. However, “pr0n” and “JESSICA NUDE” draw far more clicks. Clicks equal revenue.

Since columns by Dvorak (Enderle, et al) are completely exploitive and lack any redeeming social value, that makes them the pornographers of the tech industry. And not in a good way.

PS. lol@johnnyapple

By: gothgod

gothgod — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:48:51 +0000

haha! =) Very funny johnnyapple!

Secondary, about Dvorak. He get money for writing that shit, that is his purpose. He cannot write something meaningful, that would be contra-productive. He is not a moron (or moran as the sign says, held by that very intelligent-looking man in the picture), he just do what his masters has told him to. If he would say something good about apple, he would loose his pay (don’t you think?).

By: johnnyapple

johnnyapple — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:27:04 +0000

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By: johnnyapple

johnnyapple — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:23:42 +0000

John Dvorak is easily one of the smartest people on earth. Time magazine has be wrong, repeatedly, for not naming him person of the year. I have a photo of him by my front door with a candle always lit. He is a hero of epic proportions.

By: boris-cleto

boris-cleto — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:53:32 +0000

Dan is doing us all a great service by being the guy who reads Dvorak so the rest of us don’t have to.

By: dallasmay

dallasmay — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:39:19 +0000

Dan,

Why do you insist on doing John’s advertising for him? David Pogue doesn’t waste a page on him. Walt doesn’t even sneeze in his general direction.

You should demand payment for all of the advertising you do for him. He is not stupid, just a troll.

By: Bruce B

Bruce B — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:24:08 +0000

Although, to give Dvorak a bit of credit, he’s quite complementary on Macs in this week’s TWIT podcast (http://www.twit.tv/129), saying in effect that he’s constantly delighted and surprised by how well the Mac works, that unlike Microsoft someone has really sweated the details.

By: Jon T

Jon T — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:23:31 +0000

For John Dvorak this article must make excrutiatingly painful reading. Ouch ouch ouch!

But then you made your bed John Dvorak, so now enjoy lying on it…