I started reading The Verge back in 2011 when it first launched. The creativity (as shown in their very detailed exclusives; one example: [1]) they had at the time was pretty incredible.<p>Unfortunately, I have noticed, and I think others as well, that they've kind of been in a downhill stretch for the past few months at least. Maybe not creativity-wise, but structurally and even grammatically. It's been a bit disappointing.<p>Hopefully Nilay can begin to refresh their vision and work on bringing overall quality back to where it used to be.<p>[1] <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/3/2504531/jetpack-history-future-passed" rel="nofollow">http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/3/2504531/jetpack-history-fu...</a>
Wow - that's huge, particularly as I think of The Verge as <i>being</i> Josh Topolsky. No slight to all the other many talented writers there, but his is the only name that comes to my mind when you mention The Verge.<p>Also interesting that The Verge hasn't broken this story yet.
Wow. I guess we'll never know the full facts, but I didn't think that was a move which the Josh Topolsky I thought I knew from Engaget/ThisIsMyNext/Verge podcasts would have made.<p>Just goes to show: you never really know people. Or, of course, that every man has his price ;)<p>Unless there's going to be a techie Bloomberg podcast - I'll miss Josh's work.<p>@TheVerge: hopefully you can now put all this behind you, and crank it into second gear. There's still so much potential in what you have.
I wish him luck but I suspect he will move on in < 1 year. He probably got a massive paycheck, but Bloomberg is anything but a startup environment. Many people go there and can't get passed the old technology and old/financial world culture.
Looks like Nilay Patel is replacing him <a href="https://twitter.com/ravisomaiya/status/492318663748628481" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/ravisomaiya/status/492318663748628481</a>