__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Tuesday 09 January 2007 08:11 \__
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> [H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Mark Kent wrote:
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>> > Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> >> __/ [ [H]omer ] on Saturday 06 January 2007 07:37 \__
>> >>> The Ghost In The Machine wrote:
>>
>> >>>> Oh goody, another puff piece.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> *starts up DOOM-style chainsaw*
>> >>>>
>> >>>> And yes, I'm going to bash Vista to little eentsy beentsy bits.
>>
>> >>> [snip]
>>
>> >>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6160327.stm
>>
>> >>> Well after the BBC climbed into bed with Microsoft, it was only a
>> >>> matter of time before they started the blowjobs.
>> >>>
>> >>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35282
>>
>> >> There's also this one...
>>
>> > <snip>
>> >
>> > I don't think that the BBC could ever be in bed with anyone,
>> > including MS, their charter does not allow it. If you think the
>> > article is flawed or mistaken, then say so - they will fix it. They
>> > are not allowed bias.
>>
>> Come on Mark, that article is *dripping* with bias. With the vast
>> majority of previews, reviews, opinions and blogs about Vista having
>> almost nothing positive to say, the BBC comes up with an article that
>> has absolutely nothing *negative* to say about Vista
>> whatsoever. That's considerably more than just suspicious, it's
>> neon-flashing-light obvious.
>>
>> Even if they don't want to express an opinion ("report the news, don't
>> make the news"), at the very least they should have cited some of the
>> criticisms that *others* have about this OS, particularly as many of
>> those critics are the grassroots Microsoft faithful.
>>
>> It doesn't even read like it was written *by* them; it reads more like
>> it was handed *to* them, and told to print it. It's like an advert.
>>
>> The BBC might have a charter, but pesky charters, laws, and policies
>> never stopped Microsoft breaking the rules; I doubt it will stop the
>> BBC from being coerced to break them either.
>>
>> And yes ... I will tell them.
>>
>> /me looks up BBC contact addresses.
>>
>
> Good - complain - they're not allowed bias. I didn't say that the
> article wasn't biassed, I just said that they're not allowed to have
> bias in their articles, so they can, and should, be biased. The same is
> true of all of our television and radio media, too.
Little update: Homer's letter has made its way into the FSF Web site. Also,
yesterday I spotted an ABC 'News' (follow the money) article which excluded
criticisms of Vista. This led me to pointing to Homer's letter, which is now
a powerful reference to have. If the BBC caves, anyone could. Even bloggers
with shiny Ferrari laptops.
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