Boston University Takes a Bite Out of Apple.

 While digesting my daily intake of The Huffington Post, I found myseld especially drawn to a piece written about my alma mater, Boston University. The article, Boston University Sues Apple For Alleged Patent Infringement, reports that Boston University is suing Apple, Inc., Amazon, and Samsung for allegedly stealing semiconductor technology designs from a University professor.

After a bit of research, I found similar articles published in New York Times, LA Times, CBS News, USA Today, Boston Business Journal, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and The Boston University Student Newspaper - The Daily Free Press. Among numerous special interest tech blogs.  That was my biggest indication that the article was reliable.

The article was "filed" by Tyler Kingkade. I'm having a hard time deciphering if that means written, but it more than likely means it was reviews. Tyler Kingkade is the Assistant Editor of the Huffington Post College.  Tyler's writing have earned him recognition from the Society of Professional Journalist, The Associated Collegiate Press, and the University of Georgia (source).  I consider him a reliable source, as his work has been peer reviewed.

I generally find The Huffington Post to politically lean slightly liberal, however I do think they do an excellent job of remaining neutral, and at time do post conservative leaning articles.

The article does not site an additional contributor.


Next I investigated the cited sources.

The most reliable source is the complaint filed with the US District Court in Massachusetts. A copy of the complaint is linked to the article. An official legal document lends itself to a high degree of credibility.

The article also references The Boston Globe. I followed that article in hopes of obtaining additional sources, however the Globe does not cite any sources at all.

The original article also cites Gigaom.com. GigaOM is a new media journalistic website covering mobile, cloud, cleantech, consumer web and media (source).

Lastly the article uses the opinion of tech analyst, Roger Kay. Roger Kay works for Endpoint Technology Associates, and is a regular contributor to Forbes.com. He is considered an expert in his field.

Finally, the URL was pretty simple to breakdown.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/03/boston-university-apple-lawsuit_n_3542270.html?ir=Technology

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Overall I find the article to be credible, because the Author used credible sources.


Chaunice