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Originally Posted by Jason Dunn
I'm impressed with the personal integrity shown by the iLounge team - Apple's attitude and treatment of journalists/bloggers is nothing short of deplorable.
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Frankly, I'm not. The iLounge team is full of crap.
When Apple introduced the "Made for iPod" program, they were all for it and endorsed the hell out of it. Now their position is "how can anyone not notice this stuff?"
I read that editorial also, and their position is, at best, inconsistent. Horwitz calls out everyone in the blogosphere and puts himself up on a pedestal and at the same time his site, among many others he's criticizing, we're A O K with the program when it started. In fact,
he himself backed the very program he's railing on.
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"What does iLounge think about “Made for iPod?” Though iLounge is an independent resource of iPod information not affiliated with Apple Computer, we editorially support the Made for iPod program to the extent that it provides a guarantee of safety and proper testing of electronic iPod accessories for consumers, and will advise our readers of the Made for iPod status of new iPod accessories we review."
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I noticed he never even mentions that he, in his official capacity, endorsed the program in iLounge's name 4 years ago. And don't try to couch it with his stupid caveat. It applies here because these aren't standard headphones. He's turned his back on his earlier opinion without even acknowledging it, and then opened up the shotguns on anyone who hasn't done the same.
If that's integrity, then my view of the word is seriously distorted.