New york Times what Happened to ypu?
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| BernardSwiss May 01, 2012 11:19 AM EDT |
The sweetness-and-light spin gets going in the second paragraph:Quoting:The bookstore giant had said this year that it was exploring strategic options for the business, including a potential divestiture or strategic partnership. Not until the 12th paragraph is there so much as the faintest breath about Microsoft's recent patent-troll style legal extortion against Barnes and Noble -- like so: Quoting: Through the deal, the two companies will settle their patent disputes, and Barnes & Noble will produce a Nook e-reading application for the forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, which will run on traditional computers and tablets.And that's the only allusion to the whole stinking mess. A bit of searching on terms like "Barnes Noble Microsoft patent android Nook", reveals nothing but articles in the "mergers and Acquisitions" section. This may be "reporting", but it sure isn't "journalism". The Wall Sreet Journal actually has better coverage http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230391690457737... |
| montezuma May 01, 2012 11:33 AM EDT |
Yeah the NYT is not what is was. Their investigative journalism is weak these days. The Guardian is a better bet for that kind of thing. |
| Bob_Robertson May 01, 2012 12:05 PM EDT |
They employ Paul Krugman. Further demonstrations of their fall from greatness are merely punctuation. |
| BernardSwiss May 01, 2012 12:13 PM EDT |
Now, now, Bob... Be good! |
| jdixon May 01, 2012 1:13 PM EDT |
> Now, now, Bob... Be good! He is being good. His unfiltered view of Paul Krugman would peel paint and isn't suitable for family viewing. :) |
| Bob_Robertson May 01, 2012 2:15 PM EDT |
"and isn't suitable for family viewing." Neither is Paul Krugman. :^) |
| caitlyn May 01, 2012 3:46 PM EDT |
Yeah, Bob knows so much more than a Nobel prize winning economist. Bob's economic credentials are... um... TOS violations all over the place today. |
| Bob_Robertson May 01, 2012 4:01 PM EDT |
Caitlyn, thank you. I'm glad you agree about Krugman. |
| montezuma May 01, 2012 6:44 PM EDT |
Bob's being naughty again! Tut Tut |
| Khamul May 01, 2012 8:54 PM EDT |
caitlyn wrote:Yeah, Bob knows so much more than a Nobel prize winning economist. Bob's economic credentials are Logical fallacy: appeal to authority |
| jdixon May 02, 2012 9:23 AM EDT |
> TOS violations all over the place today. Since when is a simply stated opinion about the worth of a single economist a political statement? For all you can tell from the statement alone, Bob may not like him because of his astrological sign. It's rather pointless for someone to go out of their way to not bring politics into the discussion if others are going to petulantly insist they are doing so. |
| skelband May 02, 2012 8:10 PM EDT |
@caitlyn: "Yeah, Bob knows so much more than a Nobel prize winning economist." Some of those supposed "economists" brought the financial world to its knees recently and some of them are insisting that we keep kicking it while it's down. I don't know the guy, but "economist" (Nobel prize winner or not) is not a label that instills much trust or authority at the moment... |
| Khamul May 02, 2012 8:18 PM EDT |
@skelband: Agreed. "Economics" is about as much of a "science" as alchemy and witchcraft are. |
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