The only thing Google didn’t do is change their name to Samsung.
Google kills Currents, copies Apple’s Newsstand and Flipboard
The only thing Google didn’t do is change their name to Samsung.
Yet…
Meh, it’s actually hard to call this a direct copy of Newsstand or Flipboard, because it’s more of fusion of the two ideas: a store for premium, paid for content that displays in a personalized magazine layout.
It might be a nifty improvement over the more siloed Newsstand experience.
Gruber recently complained about the overuse of the word “finally” in Apple-related article. I wonder how he feels about overuse of the word “copy”? We may never know.
Sure we know. Those of us who read his stuff regularly, anyway.
That it’s tedious and sensational. Right.
I think you’re confusing Gruber with Thurrott.
“The only thing Google didn’t do is change their name to Samsung.”
Now THAT’s funny!
Well to be honest, I don’t think anyone could really know what he would say until he says it.
Beating the word copy and references to Samsung to death is certainly tedious, not to mention lazy. But I guess it’s like Bart Simpson and the “I didn’t do it” craze – Jim’s just giving the fans what they want.
If Gruber gets annoyed enough about something in this context, he’ll write about it, regardless of whatever opinion you’re trying to project upon him.
Never said he wouldn’t write about it. I actually just finished saying there’s no way of knowing what he’d say unless he says it. The last paragraph was my own opinion. Sorry if you found that confusing.
My mistake. Thanks for clarifying.
generally, the fault of a confusing message lies with the broadcaster of said message, not the recipient.
Generally, vague replies that dress opinion up as fact add little to no value to a discussion.
Huh. That’s not a “copy” of Newsstand, unless you use “copy” to mean “something that serves similar functionality”, in which case a the Loop is a “copy” of the New York Times.