As we all very well know, the Crunchpad (at least currently) is deadpooled by the creator himself, Michael Arrington.
To put bluntly, this blows. Since the initial thought popped on TechCrunch, I have been a large supporter of the Crunchpad and longed for the day to get my hands on one. Hell, I set up a separate ”goal” account through Wells Fargo to set aside enough money to purchase the Crunchpad as soon as it was released. Needless to say, I was disappointed when Michael Arrington announced its death.
But, I am firm believer that things happen for a reason, and maybe Michael needed this sad #fail.
We all know Michael (at least the online version of him) is a strong willed, opinionated and definitely intelligent person who writes insightful posts. Otherwise, TechCrunch as we know it today would not exist. Hell, the guy booted a CEO and changed some policies while he was at it. Not many can say they are that good at what they do.
At the same time, Michael does have a tendency to be a bit rude. I have been a long time TechCrunch reader and I have seen my fair share of not needed digs on various startups written up by Michael Arrington. This has always turned me off a little, many startups are risking a lot to build their business (even if we all know it won’t succeed) and this has to be crushing to a startup seeing their name being torn apart in bright lights.
Maybe this will make Michael and even the rest of his team, think twice before tearing apart a startup. There is a lot going on behind the scenes that we might not know about, a tear down does not need to be thrown in.
Hopefully, with Michael’s latest fail, he will realize this and adjust his habits accordingly in his writing. Of course, he could not and we we will all keep reading anyways.
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Maybe Arrington Needed A #FAIL
As we all very well know, the Crunchpad (at least currently) is deadpooled by the creator himself, Michael Arrington.
To put bluntly, this blows. Since the initial thought popped on TechCrunch, I have been a large supporter of the Crunchpad and longed for the day to get my hands on one. Hell, I set up a separate ”goal” account through Wells Fargo to set aside enough money to purchase the Crunchpad as soon as it was released. Needless to say, I was disappointed when Michael Arrington announced its death.
But, I am firm believer that things happen for a reason, and maybe Michael needed this sad #fail.
We all know Michael (at least the online version of him) is a strong willed, opinionated and definitely intelligent person who writes insightful posts. Otherwise, TechCrunch as we know it today would not exist. Hell, the guy booted a CEO and changed some policies while he was at it. Not many can say they are that good at what they do.
At the same time, Michael does have a tendency to be a bit rude. I have been a long time TechCrunch reader and I have seen my fair share of not needed digs on various startups written up by Michael Arrington. This has always turned me off a little, many startups are risking a lot to build their business (even if we all know it won’t succeed) and this has to be crushing to a startup seeing their name being torn apart in bright lights.
Maybe this will make Michael and even the rest of his team, think twice before tearing apart a startup. There is a lot going on behind the scenes that we might not know about, a tear down does not need to be thrown in.
Hopefully, with Michael’s latest fail, he will realize this and adjust his habits accordingly in his writing. Of course, he could not and we we will all keep reading anyways.
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