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(1) His points were not one sided.

(2) There are plenty of professional reviews that made the same points he made.

(3) Many professional reviewers also grade on a curve because it favors their business model.

"Personal ... summaries are not useful "

Is accusing random people's anecdotes of being "fictitious" and "agenda driven" useful and constructive behavior in your opinion?



His points were not one sided.

And? It says nothing relative to my indisputable point that the noisy ruckus of anecdotes simply pollute every Android discussion.

There are plenty of professional reviews that made the same points he made.

Assuming that were true, then why post it? What is the point? "Hey everyone, guy who used an iPhone here: Let me tell you how it is..."

Is accusing random people's anecdotes of being "fictitious" and "agenda driven" useful and constructive behavior in your opinion?

Considering that my post was a discouragement of unconstructive posts, yes, for the purposes of this discussion it is absolutely useful.


What kind of discussion can one have if one is not entitled to ones own opinion?




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