No, no, I'm not complaining about the coverage Apple is getting. I understand that people use and like Apple products, and that they want to hear and discuss news about it. I'm complaining that the devices that I do care about, the news I do want to see and discuss, are being removed from the site. The only products announcements that can exist are those from Apple and to a lesser extent, Google.
There are people here who use Microsoft products and like the Nokia phones. I like discussing the news with them, especially news of the magnitude we've seen this morning. However, some people feel that this is not within our rights and having Nokia/Microsoft news on their site is inappropriate. This is a big fucking problem. I like HN, I really do. It's a great platform and there are some great people here. But if you think it would be better if the only products that could be discussed with excitement are Apple products, that's a big problem. This isn't Apple Hacker News. Hackers develop for Windows too; hackers use Windows Phone too. What I'm upset about is that the Nokia/Microsoft news was flagged off the front page, and, just like I predicted, the Apple news (no matter how minor) floods in right on cue.
I know there are other sites talking about Nokia and Microsoft. That's fine, but I really like HN and I really like discussing exciting news with this community. That can't happen if the news that we find exciting is being improperly flagged by a band of anti-Microsoft zealots. You might notice I've commented on a lot of the Apple news today. It's interesting, don't get me wrong. I'm not going to try to get Apple-related articles off the front page, because I'm not a fucking asshole. But don't point me to a different god damned site. I don't hate Apple products. I hate holier-than-thou zealots who feel that anyone who uses a product they don't like is a second-class citizen.
But why am I arguing with you? You've made it perfectly clear that you don't feel that I'm welcome here. You'd rather live in an Apple bubble, pretending that everything they do is better than everything the competition is doing. The world would be better if Apple was the only corporation on the planet, right?
But why am I arguing with you? You've made it perfectly clear that you don't feel that I'm welcome here. You'd rather live in an Apple bubble, pretending that everything they do is better than everything the competition is doing. The world would be better if Apple was the only corporation on the planet, right?
Please point me to the part of my comment where I said any of these things. I haven't voted or commented on ANY other Apple-related articles on this site. Seriously, check my history. I made no comment about Apple at all. My only comments have been me laughing at how angry / emotional you sound.
I'm sorry you feel that way. I simply looked on the front page of HN, and didn't see any Microsoft / Nokia-related articles. So I went out and found some on another site. I can't control what is on the front page of HN. All I can do is search for alternatives. There are a lot of things that I am interested in that I rarely see on HN myself. Instead of feeling like the HN community has personally attacked me, I just browse a variety of sites.
There are people here who use Microsoft products and like the Nokia phones. I like discussing the news with them, especially news of the magnitude we've seen this morning. However, some people feel that this is not within our rights and having Nokia/Microsoft news on their site is inappropriate. This is a big fucking problem. I like HN, I really do. It's a great platform and there are some great people here. But if you think it would be better if the only products that could be discussed with excitement are Apple products, that's a big problem. This isn't Apple Hacker News. Hackers develop for Windows too; hackers use Windows Phone too. What I'm upset about is that the Nokia/Microsoft news was flagged off the front page, and, just like I predicted, the Apple news (no matter how minor) floods in right on cue.
I know there are other sites talking about Nokia and Microsoft. That's fine, but I really like HN and I really like discussing exciting news with this community. That can't happen if the news that we find exciting is being improperly flagged by a band of anti-Microsoft zealots. You might notice I've commented on a lot of the Apple news today. It's interesting, don't get me wrong. I'm not going to try to get Apple-related articles off the front page, because I'm not a fucking asshole. But don't point me to a different god damned site. I don't hate Apple products. I hate holier-than-thou zealots who feel that anyone who uses a product they don't like is a second-class citizen.
But why am I arguing with you? You've made it perfectly clear that you don't feel that I'm welcome here. You'd rather live in an Apple bubble, pretending that everything they do is better than everything the competition is doing. The world would be better if Apple was the only corporation on the planet, right?