He completely failed to acknowledge a big issue for developers and users of other mobile platforms. They miss out on apps in a world where there is a leading pl

He completely failed to acknowledge a big issue for developers and users of other mobile platforms. They miss out on apps in a world where there is a leading platform in a monopoly position, and nobody can use cross-platform toolkits to develop for that platform. (I don't know why Gruber was compelled to invent the term "meta-platform", but oh well.) Ask any Linux or OS X user - except Gruber apparently; non-native apps might suck, but they are better than nothing if they're the only one of their class on your platform. Most people prefer native apps on any platform, that's why Apple had to change Safari on Windows to better match the Windows look & feel. But if Safari were the only web browser for your platform you would use it no matter what. Even with cross-platform toolkits we Linux & OS X folks don't get quite the # of apps there are for Windows (unix software doesn't count for most people ;-). I'm apologise in advance as I strongly dislike the term, but Gruber is a fanboy. You have to keep that in mind and know to bring a sack of salt to daringfireball.net. That said he gets enough right on the money to keep reading. Just don't forget the salt!