Originally Posted by JCL

I would understand this thread debate if it referred to a white paper by the US government, or a new Democrat policy platform. But it isn't. It is a speech to a graduation class, talking about their need to go forth into the world, apply the critical thinking skills they have (hopefully) learned, and use technology wisely. It is a slap against what has been referred to here on this forum as the American Idol generation of news sound bytes, vs real journalism. I work with technology, and I don't feel at all threatened by his comments. I think he is advising a group of young grads (some of whom were probably texting while he was talking, listening to iPods, etc) that democracy is important, that they should participate, and that they should take up their responsibility as citizens. That's it.

Personally, I would have balanced the Apple references with PC references, and the iPhone references with Android references, but really, he seems to just have been referring to some very successful products, those that have name recognition.