"I thought engadget was more of a blog rather than an unbiased objective technology journalism outlet."
Every time someone questions Engadget, someone else trots out that excuse.
I could be wrong, but I at least _think_ I remember a time when I could come to Engadget and read about cool gadgets and reviews thereof. Sometime in the last year or so Engadget seems to have become infected with blog-poison: "sarcasm makes us cool and so does bashing everything".
So while Engadget may just be a blog, for a while there it felt like it was something more.
And I think sarcasm and bashing things do make them cool. I think that it's very important for the bloggers at Engadget to be critical of technology unless it's flawless, so the people who read the blog know what products to buy and what products not to buy. I feel that it's also important to do it in a funny, sarcastic way to make it a bit easier to read. If you want unbiased reports on technology, go look at a consumer reports chart. This is a blog, not a news report.
Well unfortunately bias is a fact of life in an industry (and real life for that matter) where there's at least two of every offering and nobody seems to be able to get by liking or using both. If you think you're getting bias here then subscribe to the Slashdot news feed and watch the Microsoft, Linux and Apple fanboys battle it out to the death.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
hartmania @ Aug 19th 2007 12:58PM
WOW another biased article! Vista needs a lot of work, and so does the journalistic integrity of Engadget.
Daniel @ Aug 19th 2007 1:10PM
I thought engadget was more of a blog rather than an unbiased objective technology journalism outlet.
WL @ Aug 19th 2007 1:58PM
I think by change they meant improve not downgrade.
Mark @ Aug 19th 2007 2:05PM
"I thought engadget was more of a blog rather than an unbiased objective technology journalism outlet."
Every time someone questions Engadget, someone else trots out that excuse.
I could be wrong, but I at least _think_ I remember a time when I could come to Engadget and read about cool gadgets and reviews thereof. Sometime in the last year or so Engadget seems to have become infected with blog-poison: "sarcasm makes us cool and so does bashing everything".
So while Engadget may just be a blog, for a while there it felt like it was something more.
mark @ Aug 19th 2007 2:11PM
Engadget's more of an apple shill--dont go accusing them of lacking integrity.
Chris Macdonald @ Aug 19th 2007 6:32PM
Since when were blogs supposed to have journalistic integrity?
Chris Macdonald @ Aug 19th 2007 6:41PM
And I think sarcasm and bashing things do make them cool. I think that it's very important for the bloggers at Engadget to be critical of technology unless it's flawless, so the people who read the blog know what products to buy and what products not to buy. I feel that it's also important to do it in a funny, sarcastic way to make it a bit easier to read. If you want unbiased reports on technology, go look at a consumer reports chart. This is a blog, not a news report.
Greg Poole @ Aug 19th 2007 8:09PM
Well unfortunately bias is a fact of life in an industry (and real life for that matter) where there's at least two of every offering and nobody seems to be able to get by liking or using both. If you think you're getting bias here then subscribe to the Slashdot news feed and watch the Microsoft, Linux and Apple fanboys battle it out to the death.
phill @ Aug 19th 2007 10:22PM
Biased ain't so bad, it is the damn flame bait that's showing up everywhere that's the problem.
Blake Kachman @ Aug 19th 2007 11:55PM
"I thought engadget was more of a blog rather than an unbiased objective technology journalism outlet."
"Every time someone questions Engadget, someone else trots out that excuse."
Every time someone questions Engadget, God kills a kitten.