[citation][nom]webbwbb[/nom]I would really appreciate reading articles with a lot less opinion in them. "Adobe is grasping at straws""seems somewhat bitter that Jobs and the Gang is preventing consumers from experiencing the one or two joys that Flash can bring on the Internet.""The assault doesn't stop there. Adobe also issued an online statement, regurgitating the short-but-to-the-point message found in its new ad campaign.""...addressing Apple's apparent attacks on the company"Most of what you wrote for this article was blatantly taking Apple's side against Adobe. Even if you choose not to take the approach of a journalist you there are other reasons that it would have been a bit more appropriate to write this differently. If you practiced audience sensitivity, you would have written this either from a middle ground or even in support of Adobe seeing that most of your readers are strongly against Apple in this matter. I have been a loyal Tom's reader for quite some time but this is getting kind of ridiculous. Please stop trying to alienate your readers.[/citation]
Haha I can agree with you there.
Here is what I know:
When I saw the phrase "Adobe is grasping at straws", and linked that to the fact that the title of the article had the word "Apple" in it, I IMMEDIATELY knew who wrote this article.
Now if I can read the first two or three lines and pick out the author based on long-term biases, don't you think there is something seriously wrong with the way the article is written?
I only pointed out one of the many instances of biased wording in this article. I have been on Tom's for over a year now, and I really enjoy most of the stuff that is written. It is often helpful, insightful, and fun. But every once in a while I come across something that makes me stop and say "Why?".
Maybe it's just me, but I really don't see any kind of professional edict in this article (as well as others written by the same author). This seems more like a personal blog meant to persuade readers and not a tech news article meant to inform the readers.
To sum up what this article throws at me: "Adobe is playing a useless dirty game against the completely innocent Apple. Adobe has no chance of winning anyways because their products/services are only useful for one or two things."
I don't hate you Kevin. I don't even dislike you. I don't care that you really love Apple and their products (I enjoy a few of them myself). I just disagree with the way you handle your journalism.
That is all.
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