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Let's take a look at some of the recent headlines on this blog:

* Why Android First is a Myth

* How Apple iBeacon Will Transform Local Commerce

* On Apple’s Vertical Silicon Strategy

* On the Apple M7 Motion Processor

* On Apple’s A7 Processor

* 1980: Steve Jobs on Hardware Software Convergence

* On The Future of iOS and Android

* Why a Standalone Google Maps App Has Already Lost

I think we can pretty safely say that this author is living in an iOS-centric fantasyland (I'd have included blurbs from each post to make this point even more apparent, but I didn't want this comment to get too long).



This is purely ad hominem and doesn't actually refute any of the author's arguments.


Ad hominem isn't always bad, and can be a simple efficiency mechanism: We all have limited time in our lives to evaluate and absorb information. Simply having an open platform where everyone presents themselves as an expert and we are culpable of validating every statement and reference isn't reasonable. Similarly, when someone has a strong bias and then makes statements that the bias makes suspect, I want to know up front.




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