Wabewalker

I view Daniel Eran Dilger the same way I view Robert Darnton: an excellent historian when reporting facts, but so obsessed with his thesis that he performs ridiculous analyses. Still, Dilger can turn a phrase quite nicely when expressing common sense that everyone else is conveniently ignoring:

Successful platforms are built on profit incentives for third party developers, not interesting technology demos or promises of developer freedom.

— “Five More iPhone Myths”

(See also Dziuba’s Razor.)