The amount of apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace
Microsoft's Windows Phone Marketplace has now reported to have passed 25,000 apps by one site tracking comings and goings within it. (source: WindowsPhoneAppslist, July 2011)
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Is there some way to filter out Ryan's entries? I think I've finally had enough.
You might at least change the 'Review' in the headline to 'Editorial'. What I continue to read on this site is not how the device meets its stated goals, but how it fails to live up to the random expectations of the contributing author.
WE DON'T CARE what you want the device to do. Does it do what it is SUPPOSED to do? Sheesh.
Umm, last I checked, Engadget is an editorial blog on all things gadgets. Don't like it? There are many other blogs that care more about your opinions than actually having one. Love'em or hate'em, at least they take a position and they don't make any apologies for doing so.
Isn't a "review" basicaly an editorial? That is, the reviewers opinion of a product is being stated. Otherwise, it's just a product description.
Speaking of filters, is there a way to filter out any comment that uses the word "bias"? Because it'd be really nice to, I don't know, read comments about the actual device being reviewed instead of comments about the reviewer, or other commenters, or other commenters' moms or whatever. But that's just me. Really, few things make me sadder than thinking about people sitting somewhere, and deciding that, yes, it's is TOTALLY worth my time to log into the comments and type a rant about how this article is mac- or PC-biased.
And yes, it was totally worth my time to write this.
I have absolutely no problem if they want to editorialize - there is certainly merit in that.
When I see the word 'review', I expect to see an at least *somewhat* objective discussion of the device's pros and cons, based on what its creator has stated it is supposed to do or be. How is the interface? How does the screen look? What is the software like?
It's a well worded and well thought out opinion and/or editorial. As a review, however, it is utterly worthless. Any nugget of solid information is overwhelmed by the obvious bias and contempt.
Umm, last i checked, Engadgat contains this great comments section where people can voice their opinion on what they just read or the device or story in question. Why dont you go read a magazine, where no one can respond to what was said.
And to be fair, they are reviewing the 4 and 8 gig versions, which are great, but its not as great as the 80gig vs. the classic. I'm sorry, the 80 gig Zune annihilates it all over.
The 4 and 8, not so sure. However, it probably has better sound quality (because the nano is absolute garbage), but ill leave that up to my Shures to judge.
"Because it'd be really nice to, I don't know, read comments about the actual device being reviewed"
Well, I might make a comment about the device being reviewed, if it was actually reviewed.
There's nothing to comment on here in that department. The battery life? Uh, if I knew what it was I might say it was good or bad. Wireless Sync - is it easy? Does it work? I still don't know, and I guess I'll have to go find another site to tell me that, or wait till I get my 30 upgraded. What's the glare like now that it has a glass screen? I guess it's a trip to the store for me to find that one out.
What we got here was a 'product description' followed by several paragraphs berating Microsoft for not creating the "reviewer's" dream PMP.