I don't agree that there's been an abnormal increase recently; any time Apple launches something major, there's always a followup period in which Gruber does a

I don't agree that there's been an abnormal increase recently; any time Apple launches something major, there's always a followup period in which Gruber does a bunch of his "claim chowder" or similar posts. Similarly, there's usually a short burst of them around quarterly-filing dates, going after market commentators. And, true to form, he's been doing a lot of that lately with iPad coverage, and those posts will probably start tailing off soon.