[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] billzilla2000:
Sure, this article is coming from someone who saw the device, not someone who owns the device. It isnt much of a review, its a rant on how big and awkward the Note LOOKS.

The problem isn't that he merely opines that the Note is awkward. His main point seems to be that people lack sense or taste, thus he faults those who chose the phone as deficient in their decision making. That's the kind of thing you expect from a fanboy on some game console forum, not an article ostensibly to evaluate the drawbacks of the unit. I'll bet his comments wind up getting quoted all over the place by other articles seeking to draw the same conclusions and Apple fans looking for anything to slam the Note with. I realize there's fanaticism on both sides of the equation, but the fact remains that the article has zero info value and exists solely to fan flames.

The author is entitled to his opinion AND entitled to share his opinion.

If Gizmodo is promoting the piece as anything more than pure satire, I think it needs an obvious disclaimer of 'for entertainment purposes only'. Nobody cares about or questions whether this guy has a 'right' to express his opinions. It's the lengths he's gone to adopt an insulting tone and totally misrepresent the item in question that most are taking issue with.

However, anyone reading this article can tell just by the title of the article that it isnt a product review at all but rather a bias'd viewpoint of something he doesnt really understand.

'Rant' is one of the keywords list at the beginning, but trust me, plenty of people reading Gizmodo won't really get that this isn't a 'real' evaluation or critique. Never underestimate the 'not getting it' contingent. This is FUD being distributed by a supposedly respected tech journal in an age when the line between 'pro' reviews and biased blog posts has been somewhat blurred in recent years. The distinction should be made.

Again, if you cant read an article for what it is and understand the bias for what it is, you probably should consider honing this skill.

I don't quite understand what this means. You're saying Biddle can post a near incoherent rant piece on a professional ad-revenue website that makes quasi-fallacious statements about something he clearly doesn't have much user time with... But people should not voice their own negative opinion of his comments? Why should tech opinion articles, let alone a juvenile hyperbolic hissyfit like this one, be exempt from criticism?

But you have to admit, the first time you saw / picked up the Note and likely the first day of use, it was a bit awkward getting used to the size.

A valid statement that really has very little to do with why people are irritated with this guy, or what he's saying. As an aside, you could say any new phone takes some getting used to. I am a small-handed adult male and I have no problem using my phone after only a couple of weeks. I can't text every letter with Swype one-handed, but that would be a challenge on any phone. I just turned on, unlocked and then texted a friend 'OK' and 'Hang on' with no problem.

You want to hear about screen size shock? I helped my mom get an iPhone 4 set up the other day and I only just traded up from that same model two weeks ago, yet it seems like a postage stamp now.