Nick Farrell , Thursday 27 November 2008. 09:55:00
Rant But can it be trusted?
THE NEW YORK TIMES has done a hatchet job on the latest RIM Blackberry Storm with a stinging review by David Pogue with calls the latest offering a "Blackberry dud". I have long been sceptical about how Apple uses a select band of tame hacks who get their paws on Apple gear early in return for writing glowing copy about the company. This is a case in point. An analysis of Pogue's work shows him writing 90% wonderful things about the Apple iPhone and also getting hold of the 3G Jesus phone before it hit the shops. The New York Times was penning loads of pro-Apple iphone stories before the launch and rushed to cover the queues that were forming to buy the thing....