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The best of 'Reader Comments': Apple goes blue and surfers see red
Each week silicon.com is inundated with comments from you, our readers. Here we bring you the best reactions to some of our stories from the past fortnight...

By editorial@silicon.com

Published: Friday 20 July 2001

This week we feature a VC who said sorry, the price of web content, hard line users and the united colours of Apple. As always your views keep streaming in. Here, then, are some of the best:

The VC who said sorry
http://www.silicon.com/a45748

Leading light or leading blight?
Obviously details of this apology are somewhat brief and sketchy, but I am inclined to inquire, did he actually apologise from the bottom of his heart or was it from the heart of his bottom?

It does make a difference you see.

The Times, they are a-charging
http://www.silicon.com/a45760

Not worth the money
From: Tony Gale
Rupert Murdoch may find that his technology partner costs more than the revenue derived from subscription services. News coverage elsewhere is both better and subscription-free.

Don't rely on brand loyalty!
From: Paul Fretter
The Times should not assume that 'brand loyalty' will ensure they can survive by charging for online content. There's simply too much consumer choice and too much free stuff out there at the moment.

I would read a newspaper online for free. Occasionally I'll buy one to read on the train and I'll even read some of the adverts. However, faced with a web subscription charge, I'd just look for another free website or listen to the radio instead.

'Sack 'em!'
http://www.silicon.com/a45838

What matters at work is results
From: Jeremy Barker
Output is what matters. If someone is spending time using the internet for non-work purposes but still producing the results they are expected to produce that use of the internet is usually irrelevant.

Sack 'em, schmack 'em
From: Roy Long
I wonder how many of the respondents are IT personnel (in charge of their IT infrastructure), this could give very skewed results (not comprehensive at all)... ...also I wonder how many of those people were answering your questionnaire while at work - supposed to be working??

Is this misuse
From: Mike Inman
Reading this is unproductive! You're fired.

United Colours of Apple
http://www.silicon.com/a45835

Revenge is his...
From: Ainsley Charles Ward
I reckon the new colour will be a sly poke at BG and Microsoft - they'll call it 'Blue Screen'.
Jobs will then go on to describe it as 'too cool for words' and show all the world's assembled press how he has added a cup holder and velcro (so that fluffy toys don't slide down it's aerodynamic back).

Style over substance
From: Gareth Davies
That should be their motto these days.