who writes this shite?

[Shawn Erickson]

On 1/9/07, Patxi Roca <patxiroca at speedpost.net> wrote:
> <http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/01/09/HNapplecingularphone_1.html>
>
> Opening line:
>
>  > "Apple Computer will announce Tuesday a cell phone with wireless
> service from Cingular Wireless, a news report said."
>
> So you have Infoworld, quoting "a news report". Who's friggin' news
> report? What ever happened to journalism?
>
> And then from MarketWatch:
>
> <http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/apple-appears-ready-launch-
> mobile/story.aspx?guid=%7B3AC7B6F9%2D374F%2D4AF8%2DB3B7%
> 2D1568497F6AD6%7D>
>
>  > "We expect that four phones will be launched," Nomura analyst
> Richard Windsor said in a research note Tuesday.
>
> Based on what, Dick? Care to make your statement sound even the
> remotest bit credible by citing some data?
>
> and then more from maretwatch:
>
>  > Analyst Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray estimates Apple [snip]
> plans to make 12 million phones over the next six months. The new
> phones, which may be called "iPhone" and incorporate music-enabled
> features, aren't expected to be sold until mid-2007 or later.
>
> Ok, Gene. Apple's going to make 12 million phones in 6 months. Based
> upon what data? And iPhone? Gene, have you ever heard of a little
> company called Cisco?
>
> To quote FakeSteve: Frigtards.
>
> The whole tech industry press has apparently given up on journalism
> and just quote each other's speculation. It's no longer about
> credibility, it's all about click throughs.

Good thing Apple is announcing the iPhone ... officially at this very moment.

-Shawn