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Ed Bott
Personal blog · edbott.com/webloghardwarebusiness
Ed Bott's personal blog at edbott.com covers hardware and business. Since 2008, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 9 times. The last post was in 2023, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Ed Bott's blog as a Windows-focused writer, citing his GodMode explainer and a piece questioning Chitika's market-share reports. One commenter questions his impartiality.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Welcome. This page is where you’ll find updates on my latest projects, links to recent articles, and other news. If you’ve visited before, start with the Notes and Updates section below. Notes and Updates October 2026 Windows 11 Inside Out, Second Edition is at the printer now and should be availabl
Most-linked posts?
- /weblog/2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2011-05-19
What Hacker News says?
Pretty typical from zdnet. That site is mostly garbage. Just as Gruber doesn't say nice things about Microsoft and/or Windows, neither do Ed Bott and Mary Jo Foley say nice things about Apple and/or OS X. Ed Bott's Windows Expertise: http://www.edbott.com/weblog/ Ed Bott's Microsoft Report: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott Mary Jo Foley's All About Microsoft: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft You can safely ignore 9…
Comment linking /weblog/
on “Apple support forums confirm malware explosion”Submitted As usual, it’s OK if you’re Apple as a story · 21 points
HN discussion"GodMode" is basically just a folder that contains all of the options from Control Panel in a simplified list: http://www.edbott.com/weblog/?p=2724
Comment linking /weblog/?p=2724
on “Understanding Windows 7's 'GodMode'”Submitted McAfee allows spammers to abuse their “secure” short URL service as a story · 5 points
HN discussionIsn't the author of the article, Ed Bott, one of those all-Windows, all the time guys? Why, yes, yes he is: http://www.edbott.com/weblog/ So, an article by a "Windows Ecosystem" guy, panning a company that says iOS and Android are beating Windows Phone hollow. Hmmm... conflict of interest, much?
Comment linking /weblog/
on “Why you should be skeptical of Chitika's market-share reports”Submitted At Google, advertising is crowding out search results as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted Cupertino's photocopiers are hard at work as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Myth of the Cheaper iPhone as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Microsoft adds disclaimer about Surface storage as a story · 1 points
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