Legal Commentary

A few years back, "solution" was the most annoying buzzword in legal technology. For the last year, it's "revolutionary."

I would say, conservatively, that 90% of all the vendor press releases we receive at Law Technology News use "revolutionary" in their lead sentences as they describe their new product or service. 99% of the aforementioned products and services are not, by any stretch of the imagination, "revolutionary" other than in the dreams of their creators.

However ... lately, everybody (including, I confess, even moi) has been talking nonstop about how the Apple iPad just might be revolutionary for the publishing world. I freely admit that I'm utterly lusting over it, and can't wait to get my hands on one to see how LTN could blossom on the iPad. To cite the second-most abused word of the year, it could become a "game-changer."

Well, Gawker's Ryan Tate got irritated with the "revolutionary" ads about the newest tech icon, and actually got into a late-night debate with Apple's Steve Jobs.

The exchange focuses mostly on "Apple's stranglehold on the iPhone OS platform, and its decision to force developers to build applications using Apple's tools," writes Jason Kincaid on TechCrunch. Check out the discussion of "revolutions, freedom, and porn."

Soundtrack: John Lennon & the Beatles.

Caveats: The discussion is definitely inside-baseball, and freely uses language commonly heard at any NYY/Red Sox game.

Hat tip: LTN's news editor Dan Howley.