Updated: 12/2/05; 3:46:44 PM

 Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Ask Leo -- To Open Mouth & Insert Foot
Poor Leo - on Tuesday he had the uncontrollable urge top play a game of open mouth / insert foot. From the moment I saw the headline, I knew what Leo was in for over the next few days & weeks as the MacMacs decended on his inbox with a vengeance. Now granted, Leo said some really stupid things in his article but at least he was honest enough to post up front that he personally doesn't even own a Macintosh, yet felt qualified to offer his commentary about the relative safely merits of the platform.

Unfortunately, when someone from the PC world writes something like this, there is a huge swarm of Mac users who proceed the rip them a new ass which doesn't help either side. Leo is actually a pretty good guy and I hope most Mac users will give him a second chance because he does know his stuff in areas that he's more familiar with and he's certainly no Rob Enderle. He's also a software developer and I've had several pleasent email exchanges with Leo since the article was published and he's done the honorable thing instead of the typical head in the sand approach that guys like Paul Thurrott and Rob Enderle have made a career our of. In fact, I think a Macintosh is somewhere in the near future for Leo and I look forward to hearing his thoughts after he has had a chance to use a Mac up close and personnel and see what all the fuss is really about.

7:49:05 PM