From: Curtis Rey <crrey@home.com> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 18:09:44 -0500 I used to subscribe to ZDNets' "Anchor Desk" and found it to be fairly informative. Then ZDNet partnered with M$ and shortly after Jesse Berst (the original anchor) left and Mr. Coursey took over. It only took a couple of weeks before I became completely disgusted. The lack of any journalistic integrity and objectiveness vanished almost entirely. Reading the columns written by Mr. Coursey was more like reading a M$ marketing script. No more coverage about other technologies or developments that didn't have a direct correlation to an M$ product. I found this disturbing in light of the fact the other Ziff-Davis business publications often and repeatedly contradicted what Mr. Coursey had written. Frankly, anything that David Coursey might write about can be found at several other sources - sources that I consider vastly more reliable and factual. I don't bother to waste my time with his columns or articles. Just my 2 cents. Curtis Rey Perhaps there is some relationship between the editorial positions and the parent company's (CNET) financial dependence upon M$. Just a possibility. jim