A Continuation on ubuntu (Again!? Not really, It turns into something else now)

Well, I really should diversify my blog, instead of just fixating on ubuntu or mobile technology in general, but I really can't help myself. So here we go:

My first impression on new ubuntu mobile OS: Rants against lazy journalism from a biased view (Part I):

After the announcement came out, I have been closely followed (sorta) the news about the new OS. I didn't learn anything new except the hands-on demo from Engadget  The majority of articles/news/blog from the "mainstream" tech media are pretty much saying the usual blah ,blah, blah (It looks nice but it is not gonna be big). Alright, I get it; I really get it. Nothing will triumph the god almighty IOS and Andrioid.

 So, where can we go from there...? World domination? Totalitarian? 1984?

The audience who are interested in tech news are generally well-informed or at least know how to be well-informed. They didn't need someone to point out the obvious over and over again and they especially don't need someone to drag a so-called expert to reinforce the prevalent perception that media go over and over again. When people click on those websites, they want to know something "new". That's why they call it "news". Trying to imagine every time when Apple came up with the new features for Mac OS X, the author reminded the audiences that Windows dominated the PC market by a very large margin and the new feature won't make a dent on the market share (FYI, I don't have a Mac and I don't use Mac OS). Frankly speaking, it bores me to hear the news like that.

I understand the media have a duty to report what the most popular items are out there, but they are also obligated to inform the audiences there are new and exciting stuffs out there too.  Particularly, this is very important for reporting news from the tech field  where the innovation and creativity are valued the most.Taking the mobile OS as an example, there are certainly some shortcomings in both IOS and Andriod, just like everything else, in which some people are trying solve it from within, and some others just prefer solving by thinking outside the box and building something amazing from the scratch. It is nothing wrong with either choices. I believe those people who chose a different path are no idiots and know what they are getting themselves into. We should applaud and admire their bravery and dedication. They are willing to go where most of us will just stand still and whine about not being able to move forward.Of course, business is business. Risk is always there. Most of the time, taking risk is not rewarding at all (unless you take a very huge one, otherwise no one would bring a check with $700 billion to come to rescue).However, if no one goes out on a limb, we will have nothing. Simply bashing or mocking those people are not going to solve the problems.

The kind of negativity and skepticism that we see today in media is not healthy.When those tech media complain about the lack of innovation among the new products: the "me-too" products, they should really think about why would that be. Is it because people just become less creative? Or, is it because we have "me-too" media that rely on the major companies feeding them information?


p.s  In all fairness, the general reaction to new ubuntu OS is not too bad: I would say cautiously optimistic. There is another point to make for such difference, but that's for some other times.