Wired joins in the Windows Phone lovefest. While annoying me with their sloppiness.

Maybe Microsoft might want to re-think that whole 'we're finished with CES' stance. Windows Phone got a lot of love. Including this long wet kiss from Wired:

There’s a curious thing happening in the smartphone space at this year’s CES. Two Windows Phone devices — the HTC Titan II and the Nokia Lumia 900 — are the most hyped, talked-about phones at the show. Yeah, that’s right: Windows Phones.

This could be a good sign for Microsoft, whose critically acclaimed OS has had a hell of a time trying to make an impression with smartphone users.

Headlines like “Why Windows Phone is Making Waves at CES” and “How Nokia’s Lumia 900 Windows Phone Won CES Before It Even Started” are key indicators of the excitement surrounding Windows Phone’s big leap into relevance in the smartphone market. Before the show even started, Nokia’s next-gen Lumia handset, in particular, was on the receiving end of a tremendous amount of anticipation and praise. And for good reason.

I like Windows Phone. I wish it well. But...

Why must every critic say that, despite the meager sales, Windows Phone is "critically acclaimed"? Because, it hasn't been. Critics have panned it. Unfairly in many cases, I think, but panned it nonetheless.

The writer is repeating a false meme.

The *potential* is there. So far, Microsoft has fallen woefully short of that potential.

Why must "critics" behave like such damn sheep? Don't toss in shit cause it makes you sound like you're part of the industry, or that you've done any fucking research. Windows Phone is hot at CES. That's your story. Run with it.