{"id":9310,"date":"2011-07-18T00:00:42","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T07:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=9310"},"modified":"2011-07-17T13:09:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-17T20:09:00","slug":"newsletter-issue-607-the-lion-report-expect-some-wacky-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2011\/07\/newsletter-issue-607-the-lion-report-expect-some-wacky-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #607: The Lion Report: Expect Some Wacky Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent iTunes review and forum thread, one of the listeners of my tech show dismisses me as just another \u201cApple fanboy,\u201d simply because I favor that company\u2019s products. But you\u2019ve got to examine the actual definition of the phrase to see whether I fit that description. For that I am relying on a Wikipedia paragraph:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA fan, sometimes also called aficionado or supporter, is a person with a liking and enthusiasm for something, such as a band or a sports team. Fans of a particular thing or person constitute its fanbase or fandom. They may show their enthusiasm by being a member of a fan club, holding fan conventions, creating fanzines, writing fan mail, or by promoting the object of their interest and attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, I am not involved in any of those pursuits. I do have a Web site and a radio show covering personal technology, with an emphasis on Apple, but I am far from blind as to the company\u2019s flaws. It\u2019s all a matter of preference, not fandom. Since I\u2019ve owned two Hondas, does that make me a Honda fanboy? But wait a minute, I\u2019ve owned two VWs as well, not to mention three Buicks over the years. My position is not fandom, but expressing one\u2019s preferences in the marketplace, and buying the best tools for the job at hand. For example, my router is a Cisco, not an Apple AirPort, simply because the latter doesn\u2019t transmit an acceptable signal in my apartment.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! There's more than meets the eye!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2011\/07\/newsletter-issue-607\/#apartment\"><strong>Continue Reading\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent iTunes review and forum thread, one of the listeners of my tech show dismisses me as just another \u201cApple fanboy,\u201d simply because I favor that company\u2019s products. But you\u2019ve got to examine the actual definition of the phrase to see whether I fit that description. 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