Comments on: Google Android: Careful With Those Forecasts http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/05/15/google-android-careful-with-those-forecasts/ What's Next In the IT Channel Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:14:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: The VAR Guy http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/05/15/google-android-careful-with-those-forecasts/comment-page-1/#comment-99932 The VAR Guy Sat, 16 May 2009 12:31:41 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=2725#comment-99932 Brian: This is a dangerous time for the media and readers alike. Media companies are stretched thin and go for the easy, traffic-producing headlines. Even The VAR Guy is sometimes guilty of stating the obvious but failing to dig a little deeper to find the not-so-obvious. But, there is hope: Open web sites -- where readers are allowed to weigh in with their informed perspectives -- help to drive conversations forward. Readers, just like editors, have to continue asking the tough questions. Brian: This is a dangerous time for the media and readers alike. Media companies are stretched thin and go for the easy, traffic-producing headlines. Even The VAR Guy is sometimes guilty of stating the obvious but failing to dig a little deeper to find the not-so-obvious.

But, there is hope: Open web sites — where readers are allowed to weigh in with their informed perspectives — help to drive conversations forward. Readers, just like editors, have to continue asking the tough questions.

]]> By: brian http://www.thevarguy.com/2009/05/15/google-android-careful-with-those-forecasts/comment-page-1/#comment-99931 brian Sat, 16 May 2009 10:48:21 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/?p=2725#comment-99931 I was also thinking to myself about the Android 900% growth - that this is another half truth because and thus iPhone FUD and if you look the facts the other way you get the opposite picture: in terms of sheer numbers growth - iPhone is by far the leader. Don't get me wrong, I do like Android better cause it's based on Linux, I just don't like when the media spreads half truths and "select" information, that is the Microsoft way to do PR. I was also thinking to myself about the Android 900% growth – that this is another half truth because and thus iPhone FUD and if you look the facts the other way you get the opposite picture: in terms of sheer numbers growth – iPhone is by far the leader. Don’t get me wrong, I do like Android better cause it’s based on Linux, I just don’t like when the media spreads half truths and “select” information, that is the Microsoft way to do PR.

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