Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 14th Jan 2013 22:11 UTC
"Apparently, executives at CBS learned that the Hopper would win 'Best of Show' prior to the announcement. Before the winner was unveiled, CBS Interactive News senior-vice president and General Manager Mark Larkin informed CNET's staff that the Hopper could not take the top award. The Hopper would have to be removed from consideration, and the editorial team had to re-vote and pick a new winner from the remaining choices. Sources say that Larkin was distraught while delivering the news - at one point in tears - as he told the team that he had fought CBS executives who had made the decision." And this is why media owned by larger media conglomerates (or by large companies in general) should always be treated with a certain amount of scepticism. This may be an open and shut case, but more subtle interference can be felt every single day as you read the media.
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RE: I don't like it, but it's understandable
by sgtrock on Mon 14th Jan 2013 23:26
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RE: I don't like it, but it's understandable
by Bill Shooter of Bul on Mon 14th Jan 2013 23:26
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I don't see how getting an award would suddenly make a device legal or illegal under the law.
Hopefully, CBS' legal argument isn't "Its a terrible product, and therefore illegal".
Now, I understand why they may not want their subsidiary to address the legality of the device. That would be completely understandable. And it sounds like CNET tried to do something that would acknowledge the questionable legality of the device while also disclosing that its parent was a part to legislation and its conflict of interest, but CBS wouldn't allow it. No award, no explanation of why. Its by far the easiest decision a lawyer can make, but a terrible business decision for a news company to make.
The ironic thing is that I never trusted cnet reviews, now I guess I'll have to trust them less, if possible.
RE[2]: I don't like it, but it's understandable
by ncafferkey on Wed 16th Jan 2013 16:46
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And it sounds like CNET tried to do something that would acknowledge the questionable legality of the device while also disclosing that its parent was a part to legislation
I was going to say that you probably meant "party to litigation", but on second thoughts you're probably right.
RE: I don't like it, but it's understandable
by umccullough on Tue 15th Jan 2013 19:01
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I'm not saying I agree with them, I'm trying to point the legal reason behind it.
Ironically, by doing this, they *may* have just caused themselves another legal disaster:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130114/19332021673/cbss-censorsh...
Edit: left out the word "may", which I intended to be in my statement
Edited 2013-01-15 19:02 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/13/13 14:35 UTC
The third and final WWDC product I want to talk about is - of course - OS X 10.9 Mavericks. While iOS 7 was clearly the focus of this year's WWDC, its venerable desktop counterpart certainly wasn't left behind. Apple announced OS X 10.9 Mavericks, the first OS X release not to carry the name of a big cat.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/11/13 17:07 UTC
We already talked about iOS 7 yesterday (after a night of sleep, it's only looking worse and worse - look at this, for Fiona's sake!), so now it's time to talk about the downright stunning and belly flutters-inducing new Mac Pro. As former owner and huge, huge, huge fan of the PowerMac G4 Cube - I haven't been this excited about an Apple product since, well, I would say the iMac G4. This is the Apple I used to love.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/10/13 23:13 UTC
Apple held its big keynote event thing at WWDC earlier this evening, but since I was away with friends I've had to read up on it later in the evening. The company announced iOS 7, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, and they gave a preview of the new Mac Pro. Especially the Mac Pro impressed me, and while iOS 7's new Holo/Metro-inspired theme looks messy and garish to me, I do commend Apple for finally breaking the mold. This news item will focus on iOS 7 - I'll dive into the Mac Pro and OS X 10.9 tomorrow (it's late here now).
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/08/13 14:57 UTC
And yes, the PRISM scandal is far, far from over. More and more information keeps leaking out, and the more gets out, the worse it gets. The companies involved have sent out official statements - often by mouth of their CEOs - and what's interesting is that not only are these official statements eerily similar to each other, using the same terms clearly designed by lawyers, they also directly contradict new reports from The New York Times. So, who is lying?
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 06/07/13 11:40 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/24/13 17:26 UTC
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As far as I know, they are in a legal battle with Dish about the hopper. While I do not like old media trying to force their way, this would cause trouble for their case if they allowed them to get the award.
(i.e.: Dish lawyers could easily use this to their advantage.)
I'm not saying I agree with them, I'm trying to point the legal reason behind it.
Edited 2013-01-14 22:40 UTC