It has been brought to my attention that I made a mistake when I clamed that c|net stated that only Opera passed the Acid2 test. What was actually said is that of the browsers that c|net tested, Opera was the only one which passed the test. I went thought the info 2 times and did not catch this, and it took a third party to point out where it was for me to find it. For this I sincerely apologise to both c|net and Robert Vamosi. I am one who believes that if you say something, then you should have all your facts straight. I did not have my facts straight, and for that, I sincerely apologise. Although the way the statement was phrased was misleading, that is no excuse for me to make such a big mistake.
I hope you all accept my apology.
Sincerely,
Nabeel R.
Proof that C|net is bias against Apple is right here!
In c|net's review of FireFox 2 (http://reviews.cnet.com/Firefox_2/4505-9241_7-32126746.html), the Senior Editor of c|net, Robert Vamosi, stated that Opera 9 is the only web browser to pass the Acid2 test. This is totally incorrect! The first browser EVER to pass the Acid2 test was Apple's Safari! Any one who has the slightest interest in web browsers knows that Safari was the first to pass the Acid2 test. And as a product reviewer it is your job to know this information! If the Senior Editor makes a big mistake such as this, then what does that say about the organization?!
Don't believe me? Check for your self:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid2
There's more!
c|net gave Apple's 17'' MacBook Pro a 7, when the user rating was 9 and when consumer reports gave this exact laptop the best buy rating!
I also vaguely remember the comparison of Apple's 30'' LCD Cinema Display and Dell's 30'' LCD display. In this review (if memory serves me correctly) Apple lost major (and a totally unreasonable amount of) points for not having VGA, a removable DVI cable, and built in Anti-Aliasing which, on all computers running Mac OS X or Windows XP is built in on the software side, meaning you get a better picture! The funny thing is, is that the Apple Display made up the points afterwards and just barley lost by a hair. (As if the Apple Display originally won by a land slide, and c|net tried to make Dell look better by making a big deal out of nothing!)
Just for people who want to know, Anti-Aliasing reduces rough edges or ''little jaggies'' on an image, making it look finer, and much higher quality. The reason Software Anti-Aliasing (A-A) is better than it being built into the screen is because, The software has a better idea as to what should be A-Aed (like a game) and what should not be. (like a picture that you are editing in Photoshop). If you have both software and hardware A-Aing your image will seem fuzzy and out of focus. This is why the Dell screen having A-A was a BAD thing, all it did was contribute to a decrease in image quality!
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