What? It's not even listed under 'Worst Gadget of 2011'? I certainly wasn't going to vote for it as 'Smartphone of 2011' when I'm repeatedly told that Maemo devices aren't cellphones, they're computers. Right? Besides all that, this is a ridiculously flawed poll that barely makes any sense on so many levels as to make it a joke to begin with.


When someone's job is on the line because you corrected them publicly, they get snarly and nasty. You may have been right, but you should probably have emailed him directly to point that out instead, if you wanted him to not have such a reaction. To that end, however, he would do well to consult an English professor and, from the sound of it, a communication and journalism professor so that these types of incidents do not continue to threaten his career. I cannot overstate how important consistent, clear and correct communication can be, especially when your job is journalism.