Not everything I’ve written about Vista is negative but that is often what folks concentrate on. I will always call it as I see it and that won’t change.

Good point about Windows 7, but we did offer a bit of hands-on commentary when we first put it on a netbook in October. http://jkontherun.com/2008/10/31/windows-7-on-a/ Back then, I explicitly stated that Windows 7 wouldn’t likely stay on my netbook for long. At this point, not all of the bits are in the the test / pre-beta build, so I think it’s a bit early to do “serious reporting” on this very early state that’s not publicly available. That changes when the public beta hits, which I expect should be in the next week or so.

As far as “no other single company gets as much space on your site as Apple”, I hear where you’re coming from, but I ask that you consider another side to that story. No other company has a hardware, software and services eco-system like Apple right now, which makes them unique. Does that mean they should get the most coverage. Of course not. But how should we handle an innovative cloud sharing productivity application that just became available for the iPhone today? I have that post ready to go and I find the solution to be better than any other on a different platform. Should I not share that news because we did one too many stories that have the word “Apple” in them? Again… of course not.

Your point is well taken, but Apple has come to be a major player in the mobile technology space rather quickly, while others continue to squander leads in market share and innovation. When those folks have something innovative that we’re made aware of, we cover that too. I hope that provides my perspective on the matter and I do appreciate your commentary.

To look at the flipside to this argument, where is the commentary on Windows 7? James is forever complaining about how he can’t use Vista on his laptops (despite the rest of the world getting on just fine) and yet I’ve not seen any serious reporting on how 7 runs on the sort of low end hardware that you guys like to talk about. With Microsoft talking up the fact that 7 will run on netbooks I thought you guys would be all over it by now.

Now the MB Air is a different story and its uses would lend themselves more to the swappable battery scenario. A 17″ laptop… meh, not so much.

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, Apple is part of the mobile space we cover. Not every little detail mind you, but when when we hear that they may continue the integrated battery trend in notebooks or might offer a new battery technology, that’s worth coverage in my book.

Epic Fail.