Comments on: Life Hacker’s assinine Vista poll…

By: Steven Bao

Steven Bao — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:51:17 +0000

The poll reads: “Will Vista be the reason you switch to a Mac or Linux?”
*Not* “Do you like Vista?” Linguistic difference between those, what will a negative answer be? “No, Vista will not be a reason that I will switch to Mac or Linux.”

By: Jim Whimpey

Jim Whimpey — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:06:45 +0000

Haha! That sounds like a show in Australia called “A Current Affair”. It’s the the most ridiculous show. They’ll be interviewing someone who’s done something bad and they ask questions like “Why are you such a scumbag?” and “How badly have you hurt your family?”

I also think it’s funny when the writers from big sites are lightning fast to respond to the smallest criticism. I don’t think they’re salvaging anything, it just makes them look desperately defensive. And to say “Thanks for reading!” after you’ve said you unsubscribed is just as stupid.

By: Chris Meller

Chris Meller — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:55:09 +0000

I suppose if the entire target audience was supposed to be all the people you know don’t plan to upgrade to Vista, the poll may have some merit. Just seemed lopsided to me…

By: Gina

Gina — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 19:46:22 +0000

Hey, if you want objective and fact-filled reporting, I recommend CNN.

As for Lifehacker, that particular poll was meant to stir up discussion based on the two links posted with it.

We’ve done plenty of positive and critical Vista coverage, and will continue to do so. Thanks for reading!