Glance at this review, then read the comments, then go back and read it in detail, then go back and read the comments again, then shake your head in wonder.
The internet isn't short of people being upset at things, or at expressing their views with hyperbolic outbursts, but its unusual in my experience to see it as much in the anandtech comments.
I feel pretty much got a live and let live approach to Apple as a company/lifestyle choice/ecosystem (rather than their specific products). I think most people are broadly similar. I also know its easy to take shots at the biggest player in the game (Vitriolic Microsoft hate 15 years ago???) and some people like to see the popular stumble (especially if you're one of the unpopular).
But I still am amazed at the reaction to that article. Comments that are little more than diatribes against the authors wrists and photography skills. Entire comments the length of a short article that boil down to 'I don't like this so how can you'. Comments in ALL CAPS.
AnandTech reviews hundreds of products. Granted in the last year I can only see news and short form articles about android wear. I think this is the first big wearable review, but in that it still got lots of the anandtech details right. The screen was tested for calibration, there was technical details about how lots of the watch works. I'd have liked to see battery life charts but its not a huge problem. The design section is more subjective but I am not upset that someone else feels differently than I do.
I'm not entirely sure where I thought this thread was heading but wanted to just express my surprise about the reaction to the article.
The internet isn't short of people being upset at things, or at expressing their views with hyperbolic outbursts, but its unusual in my experience to see it as much in the anandtech comments.
I feel pretty much got a live and let live approach to Apple as a company/lifestyle choice/ecosystem (rather than their specific products). I think most people are broadly similar. I also know its easy to take shots at the biggest player in the game (Vitriolic Microsoft hate 15 years ago???) and some people like to see the popular stumble (especially if you're one of the unpopular).
But I still am amazed at the reaction to that article. Comments that are little more than diatribes against the authors wrists and photography skills. Entire comments the length of a short article that boil down to 'I don't like this so how can you'. Comments in ALL CAPS.
AnandTech reviews hundreds of products. Granted in the last year I can only see news and short form articles about android wear. I think this is the first big wearable review, but in that it still got lots of the anandtech details right. The screen was tested for calibration, there was technical details about how lots of the watch works. I'd have liked to see battery life charts but its not a huge problem. The design section is more subjective but I am not upset that someone else feels differently than I do.
I'm not entirely sure where I thought this thread was heading but wanted to just express my surprise about the reaction to the article.
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