On a site like iPhoneAppReview you may not understand the title of this post. But let me explain, in one short article John Dvorak can bring more attention to a product and him self than a thousand press releases.
a recent article as an example
He likes to beat the war drum and gets the Apple faithful worked up, scratch a little of the chrome on the shinny Apple logo. I think it’s great, because I get his schtick. He does not pick his topics based on personal beliefs but on what is going to get a rise out of the community that he is attacking. The easiest targets are Apple fans, most Apple faithful read his articles or headlines and froth at the mouth. They discuss the idiot John Dvorak, they email his articles they go to his web site, they view his web ads, they watch him on TV, they make him money so that next month he can do the same thing again.
Yes, John Dvorak, the Apple Antagonist, the Nexus of Negativity is my hero…with a small h. I don’t get worked up by his articles, I just enjoy them for what they are. Satire on the computing industry for the purpose of generating traffic and talk.
I will help you out this month by contributing to the iPhone buzz you have created. Way to go John Dvorak, you are one of the best!
satire |ˈsaˌtīr|
noun
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. See note at wit .
• a play, novel, film, or other work that uses satire : a stinging satire on American politics.
• a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire.
• (in Latin literature) a literary miscellany, esp. a poem ridiculing prevalent vices or follies.
DERIVATIVES
satirist |ˈsatərist| |ˈsødərəst| noun
see John C. Dvorak
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