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Fred Wilson vs. Michael Arrington, the 140-character version

By Owen Thomas, 1:44 AM on Mon Feb 18 2008, 1,231 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Venture capitalist Fred Wilson has lashed out at TechCrunch over its coverage of some startup you've never heard of. TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington responded by accusing Wilson of being biased. I'd summarize the whole spat for you, but Wilson's and Arrington's Twitters have done the job already.

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