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John Dvorak: A Cautionary Tale

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Simply put? John Dvorak is a troll. He is a click-through slut who will write anything to get people to visit his site. Since he doesn't seem to get sued for libel and he garners ratings, PCMag hasn't fired him yet for constantly making predictions that fail to come true. His latest opus is called <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1923151,00.asp">Will Apple Adopt Windows?</a> (<b>do not click</b>, see below), in which he predicts that Apple will abandon their OS X in favor of licensing Windows for their hardware. Here's a good example of his troll-i-tude: <bq>The only fly in the ointment will be the strategic difficulty of breaking the news to the fanatical users. Most were not initially pleased by the switch to Intel's architecture, and this will make them crazy.</bq> The guy lives under a bridge. I haven't seen the link on Slashdot yet, but it's only a matter of time, I'm sure. Regardless of his track record, there will be countless screeds written about this latest prediction, engaged in the futile act of refuting him point-by-point. He doesn't really care that he's wrong---he does it deliberately to get even more traffic. Do yourself a favor and don't click the link above---it's not worth your time.