Against the accusation that Siegler is part of a "class warfare", the only thing he has left to say is that the Nexus is actually more expensive, which was not the point of Topolovsky since he was criticizing the notion of condescending behavior against Android (re: they just dont see the polish).
Also he quotes a long argument with the Mercedes vs. Honda analogy and the only thing he has to say is:
"Okay Josh, I read my words out loud. They still sound pretty good to me as an (albeit simplistic) comparison. Your entire post, on the other hand, makes you sound like a fool.
Moving on."
Nothing. No defense.
Siegler, no one accuses you of having an opinion. But of unfair treatment.
"It's probably hard for a Mercedes owner to describe to a Honda owner how attention to detail makes their driving experience better."
If Siegler doesn't think his analogy of Mercedes vs Honda to Android vs. iOS is not some kind of "class warfare", then why doesn't he tell us what his analogy should tell us. And i think Topolovsky is pretty dead on:
"More insultingly, it suggests that as a person who is not part of whatever elite group MG believes exists, you couldn't even really understand why the Mercedes is superior."
I suppose the answer is obvious -- there's a large market for firing up the base. Sorry, but that's not what I'm in the market for.
When I saw the initial Transformer Prime price I thought that it actually was incredibly cheap compared to the initial price iPad 2, especially considering that it comes with a dock and still is cheaper. At this rate I might be able to afford one when the prices drop.
Isn't class warfare based on the issue of economics? If Topolsky felt it was more about some superficial superiority of some Apple bloggers then he should've chosen his words better and not used such an inflammatory term.
>Siegler, no one accuses you of having an opinion. But of unfair treatment.
Siegler's article is entitled 'An iPhone Lover’s Take On The Galaxy Nexus'. I don't know how you can't be prepared for what may come.
The oddity is that Topolsky took one line in the review (which is mostly positive) to get extremely angry over. Certainly there is a bias against Google in a lot of Siegler's articles but I honestly don't see it here.
But really, android vs ios is the new emacs vs vim.
A great example would be the review scores for the Galaxy Nexus and iPhone 4S. Really? They just both happen to deserve an 8.6? What a coincidence.
His quote:
"I don’t know about you, but when I read my favorite technology writers, I want an opinion. Is the iPhone 4S the best smartphone, or is it the Galaxy Nexus? I need to buy one, I can’t buy both. Topolsky never gives us that. Instead, he pussyfoots around it. One is great at some things, the other is great at others. Barf.
Fucking pick one. I bet that even now he won’t."
I must be getting old but I thought the job of a journalist/columnist was to give a fair unbiased assessment in their review. No MG, I don't need you to pick one over the other. I have a brain and can reach my own conclusion, thank you very much. I don't need you to tell me what to spend $200-$300 of my own hard-earned money.
He seems to forget his job (I assume he has a job). What we need from journalists/columnists is a balanced honest review with pros and cons, that's all.
