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| Time: 12:05 EST/17:05 GMT | News Source: ActiveWin.com | Posted By: Byron Hinson | ||
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There has been a lot of talk recently about us being a pro-Microsoft website. This is completely understandable as people think that because of our name, what we write about and from what we review, that we must be pro-Microsoft. Well while we do live and breathe Microsoft, not one person here at the website is pro-Microsoft, we like to keep neutral at all times. We know when they do things wrong, we know when they do things right. We try to cover all aspects of Microsoft news from the good to the bad, yeah sometimes stories can slip by us, but we always post the news that gets sent in to us. So if anyone sees news good or bad, make sure you send it in to us. On another note, none of us here are sponsored by Microsoft, neither is our website. I used to be a Microsoft MVP but I left a couple of years back when it interfered with working on this website. All of the reviews we post are reviewed with no bias what so ever, if we were bias towards the products we review then our site would have no professional backbone and we would end up like any other 2 bit website. Each reviewer has their own opinion on what is reviewed, and that is how any site should be. Next up a few of you have been e-mailing in asking why certain news stories that you have sent in to us have not been posted on our site, well the simple reason is that if news items such as old longhorn shots are sent to us that we know are fake, we don't give them news space. We also can't advertise other websites on our main site, just on our link pages except under certain circumstances like when 50+ neowin readers e-mailed us asking why their website was down again. Please remember that our website is not associated with theirs so it is none of our business whether they are down or not and we get enough e-mail to sort through as it is. Finally - about our server. A lot of people seem to assume that because we are the only Microsoft news site around that posts all of their news, that we have the kind of bandwidth that sites like SlashDot have. We wish we did, but we don't. We pay to keep the site running and improving out of our own pockets, and after 5 years it is still a hobby for all of us who remain here. Both Alex and I were even planning to keep working on the site while doing real jobs and going to university, we hope this gives you some idea about how much we put into this site day after day and that after 5 years we are still going strong with just a few days downtime in all those years, how many other sites can say that? More site news: We would like to point out that our comment system is for discussion and comments on news that we post, not for snide comments about members or for everyone to swear in. Everyone is allowed their own opinions in the comments no matter where they come from or what OS they use, but swearing and user abuse will not be tolerated. Upcoming reviews:
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| #1 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 10/29/2002 12:17:47 PM |
| Keep up the good work! |
| #2 By 233 (217.128.18.141) at 10/29/2002 1:44:15 PM |
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It's quite obvious that some stuff present on ActiveWin is biased. You just have to read the MSN Explorer 8.0 review to convince yourself. While this new piece of software seems hot and exciting it has nothing revolutionnary, it's not free, and it's quite heavy but it still gets a 91% grade which is something totally absurd. I can understand the enthusiasm of the reviewer but giving such a high grade makes the review totally non objective.
Now pretending AWin is not biased is obviously a blatently wrong statement but things have been like that for years and they'll continue to be. People aren't stupid visitors have all notice that but they still come because news, articles and reviews are generally good and in depth despite being non objective. |
| #3 By 2 (24.54.153.247) at 10/29/2002 1:53:01 PM |
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For those of you don't know, linxeye = Julien, a former staff member who reviewed many MS products on this site. Not to mention ALL the Intel reviews... He now works for ClubIC. This post was edited by AWBobStein on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at 13:56. |
| #4 By 1868 (141.133.152.53) at 10/29/2002 1:53:17 PM |
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I check the site out atleast 5 to 6 times a day. And while I like that fact that you posted this information about the site, I think that it is in response to a bunch of trolling comments and abusive people. Keep up the good work, and even if the site is somewhat biased, it caters to my tastes and doesn't flagrately bash non-MS products(like /. for MS product defects).
If you don't mind me asking, what are the financial requirements for the site, because I wouldn't mind helping out a little here and there. |
| #5 By 2 (24.54.153.247) at 10/29/2002 1:57:54 PM |
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11# - At least $1000 /mo for the T1 line alone. Then you have shipping and other misc. items. No corporate penthouses here (unlike Tyco). :-) If you want to know more, please e-mail me. This post was edited by AWBobStein on Tuesday, October 29, 2002 at 13:59. |
| #6 By 3 (62.253.128.4) at 10/29/2002 2:08:17 PM |
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I guess I'll put my view across. I agree with comments about grammar and spellings, it is something we have a problem with here when trying to keep news fresh. We do try our best though, it was my fault this story had some spelling mistakes in as it wasn't supposed to be posted until later and hadn't been checked.
As for stating about bias reviews, my stance is that anything I recieve to review I make sure it is reviewed properly, I don't care who sends it to me, i don't care what the company is, I just review it, if i I don't like it I say so, if it doesn't perform right I say so. The MSN 8 review is a good example of a well written and thought out review, yeah it could have easily become bias but anyone who has actually used it from the standing point being a novice or non-advanced user will realise that it is actually a very good product. Yes you have to pay for it - so what? Do you expect everything to be free, no of course not. If you are saying it has to be free to get a good review then you are never going to be good at reviewing, but yes of course it would be BETTER if it was free. For the word "professional backbone" i simply meant that we don't go around name calling, having a go at other companies or products etc we do things from a neutral point of view like all good sites should do. The bias here does sometimes come from the comments posted by users, but that is fair enough - they can have their own personal views and we won't stop anyone from having those. |
| #7 By 8241 (205.189.47.238) at 10/29/2002 2:59:43 PM |
| This has been one of my favourite sites for a long time. Thanks guys. |
| #8 By 2960 (156.80.64.132) at 10/29/2002 4:30:48 PM |
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Well, IMHO...
Spelling mistaces present a homey atmosphere, not an anal-retentive one. And it doesn't make me look as bad :) TL |
| #9 By 2 (24.54.153.247) at 10/29/2002 6:37:36 PM |
| Thanks for your comments #21. Actually, the pro MS propaganda and the Anti-MS propaganda are already flagged, in some users' opinions. Pro=(MS Press Release source), Anti=(The register or whatever else you think) :-) |
| #10 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 10/29/2002 9:30:20 PM |
| lol @ BobStein (#22). |
| #11 By 8589 (66.169.174.34) at 10/30/2002 11:47:48 AM |
| Wow, I would have never thought anyone would claim this website had a pro-Microsoft bias. Indeed I have been shocked by some of the anti-Microsoft posts that have appeared here. I think those people that feel this website is pro-Microsoft are those that HATE Microsoft, and any good thing said about them, is proof of this so called bias. They should stick to their Linux or Apple ONLY websites, and remember this is ActiveWin.com I come here looking for news and anouncements of up and coming Microsoft programs, or articles about fixes, that give links to these fixes for Microsoft programs. |
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