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I can't believe I'm saying this, but I enjoyed Adam Curry

Jun 9, 2010 4:02AM PDT

on BOL. Based on what I've heard from him before he seemed like a slightly kooky conspiracy theorist. But he was right on when he pointed out that the complaining by bay area tech journalists, pundits and bloggers about all things Apple and AT&T is not necessarily representative of a the mainstream's experience or concerns.

Its not so much the complaining (hell I have no love for AT&T and their call quality on the iPhone either). Its the self absorption of assuming that "if its happening to me it must be happening to the rest of the word too" (its not) as well as the assumption that Verizon will somehow be our savior. The grass very likely will not be greener when we get to the other side.

Same thing with the incessant bashing of the app store as if its somehow on the verge of collapse. Its got issues for sure and developers need clear guidelines, not whims, to work with. But in spite of this its still hugely successful. And is there any industry that meets this standard of perfection? If every developer whose game got rejected from the Playstation 3, or every manufacturer whose product was sent back to the drawing board by Wal-Mart When went crying to the press and broadcast their anger all over Twitter, I'm sure we might soon get the impression that something was horribly awry at these companies too.

All of this is the result of living in the tiny little tech bubble. I think some of these guys would do well to take a deep breath and step out of it once in a while.

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Well
Jun 9, 2010 4:32PM PDT

I don't agree with your comments on the app store. But that aside. Adam Curry is kooky yes but on tech he's great. He's a very entertaining person you should listen to no agenda. If you've seen the movie 2012, well Adam Curry is a real life version of the guy Woody Harrelson played, heh.

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Somewhat agree.
Jun 10, 2010 1:41AM PDT

All Bay Area people should spend some time in middle America. I got 3G less than a year ago. There's a lot of talk about 4G and many people don't have 3G. If you drive outside of a metro area, you see how the rest of the country lives.

I didn't like the fact that Curry immediately started pimping his app.

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And
Jun 10, 2010 11:26AM PDT

Sprint's 4G kind of sucks. And is more marketing than substance. Honestly you can go north to Canada (or to my country Australia). And find faster 3G than what Sprint is offering.

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I can't believe I'm saying this, but I enjoyed Adam Curry
Jun 10, 2010 7:13AM PDT

I did too I like Adam Curry he is great.

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He should be a regular guest
Jun 10, 2010 9:11AM PDT

I loved Adam Curry. Think he brings very good balance to the panel as well as industry experience. For instance when he talked about the unlimited usage and how expensive it is for a company to provide resources based on his experience setting up a data center.

Having worked as a consultant in IT as well as IT management level in a large multinational, sometimes i am more sympathetic to why big corporations make decisions the way they do. Most tech journalist only see it from the consumer's point of view.

Also love how he sees job's motives and him recounting his interview with Job's a few years back. Overall i just think he brings a very balanced view and another perspective to the discussion.

Please have him back on as often as possible.