Google and H.264 - Far From Hypocritical

Re:Google and H.264 - Far From Hypocritical by knowtheory on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @10:51AM (#2096490)

Another telling point (and an easy way to identify Apple fanbois) is that this isn't a complaint about proprietary plugin usage. This is a complaint about Flash. And that's where the sour grapes are. Anything that fanbois want to say about the inclusion of Flash in Chrome can be said about Java Applets, but there hasn't been the merest hint of a peep about Google's relationship with Oracle.

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Re:Google and H.264 - Far From Hypocritical by raganwald on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @11:15AM (#2096584)

To be perfectly honest with you, your comment reads far better without the use of the word fanboi. That's name calling, and it sits at the lowest rung of Paul Graham's "how to disagree" scale.

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Re:Google and H.264 - Far From Hypocritical by knowtheory on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @12:23PM (#2096854)

Duly noted for future use.

I however do intend some derision for what i view as a piece of fairly serious intellectual dishonesty.

Not sure whether it'd be better to leave the comment up intact, given that you've commented at this point, or edit the term out.

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Re:Google and H.264 - Far From Hypocritical by raganwald on Wednesday January 12, 2011 @12:26PM (#2096870)

Leave it there. The rest of your point is valuable, and Hn readers ought to be (ha!) open-minded enough to:

a) Read your point and agree with it even if "fanboi" isn't their favourite word, or; b) Read your point and respectfully dissent even if "fanboi" is their favourite word.

This isn't a "tea party."

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