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Originally Posted by Marcy
You are a bit obsessed.
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Ma'am, if I offended anyone around here, I apologize.
I normally try to be polite and diplomatic but there is only so much willful misinformation and trolling a guy can take in a single day.
That particular newbie had been non-sequitouring the "exact same phrase" in multiple threads all over the forum.
As for Sony readers, I have no great with them. I have been known to recommend them in the "What should I buy" Forum and out here in the real world, when they are the appropriate to the task. If you tracked my posts yesterday you might have noticed that I forwarded Marilyn's $99 Sony PRS-300 find to a poster looking for a $99 eink reader. I'll let that be my verifiable defense on obsession. Cranky and contrarian I'll admit to, obsessive no.
I do have issues that I am not shy about voicing (
) with Sony's corporate PR strategy of going negative on opposition products just as I did with Apple's "I am a PC" campaign. As I stated above, I believe products should compete on their merits, not by relying on product libel or brand loyalty.
I am normally a reasonable (albeit snarky) person but I do not tolerate willful foolishness and misinformation. Usually I believe in the Ian Fleming theory of internet surfing (Live and let die) but when I see concerted campaigns spreading FUD (esecially in a forum where they do not belong) I tend to react, diplomatically if possible, snarkily if aroused, nastily rarely. Even then, I prefer to let known facts rule. Nothing I posted yesterday is anything but verifiable.
Now I'd rather return to the subject of the thread; the tightening of the competitive landscape. See next.