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Huh.

I adore Stephen Fry as much as the next guy, I try to get my weekly dose whenever possible. But on page two of this post I had this distinct feeling that this was bought. Hell, I was scanning the page looking for some kind indication that it was an advertisement.

I can understand why on page four it's stated that he was not paid to go there.

I did get a good chuckle over the Google Voice transcript, though :)

I hope to someday make a product that gives such positive first impressions that people suspect my users might be shills.

I can't but agree.

"How much easier it is to distrust, to doubt, to fold the arms and say “Not impressed”. I’m not advocating dumb gullibility, but it is has always amused me that those who instinctively dislike Apple for being apparently cool, trendy, design fixated and so on are the ones who are actually so damned cool and so damned sensitive to stylistic nuance that they can’t bear to celebrate or recognise obvious class, beauty and desire. The fact is that Apple users like me are the uncoolest people on earth: we salivate, dribble, coo, sigh, grin and bubble with delight."

I'm not as big an Apple fan as Fry, but I sympathize with him here. Enthusiasm != stupidity; enthusiasm == joie de vivre!

Stephen Fry is known to be a massive Apple fan, he doesn't deny it. Douglas Adams and he were the first people in the UK to get Macs.

The BBC have an interesting write up [1].

"The most enthusiastic person I came across in this room full of analysts, industry watchers, bloggers, journos and geeks was the actor and comedian Stephen Fry."

Noting that he was "chaperoned by Apple design guru Jonathan Ive".

So he didn't get the normal press treatment.

I think this is more of his honest opinion. He's done gadget write ups for other (non Apple) products saying what a delight they are to use.

[1] http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/maggieshiels/2010/01...

"fundamental cultural seriousness"? Does "serious" == "solemn"?

Am I the only one who could hear Stephen Fry in my head the whole time I was reading it? How does he do that?!

Is not this the one who was just now commemorating free software?

From the article:

Yes, I do like and have tried to champion OpenSource software. How can I square that with my love of Apple? I’m complicated. I’m a human being. I also believe in a mixed economy and mixed nuts. I love our National Health Service and the National Theatre, but I also love Fortnum and Mason’s and Hollywood movies.

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