Digital BW, The Print

This thread can get bad quick.
One thought- In my experience there is no particular inkjet look. One
wonders exacly what kind of inkjet prints John has seen.
I don't think of one as superior to the other, they do different
things as has been said time and time again. 
But I could put a bad silver print down next to a great inkjet print
and reverse his statement. It will not have "the sensuous and tactile
qualities" of the inkjet. In fact, those very qualities are given to
the best inkjets more than the best silver. I've heard other terms
used to characterize the best silver over inkjet.
Back when I met John, he said without qualification that he did not
like platinum prints. Clearly the qualities unique to silver are
considered superior to other processes by him and others I have met. I
can understand that, I just consider it a closed viewpoint, I prefer
to open my eyes without preconception. It may lead back to John's
conclusion, or something unexpected.
Tyler