It's sort of a gray area because Apple doings are generally considered newsworthy by HN readers. The author is a columnist for the LA Times. Columnists, like ne

It's sort of a gray area because Apple doings are generally considered newsworthy by HN readers. The author is a columnist for the LA Times. Columnists, like newspaper editorial writers, almost never back up their arguments with data or cite sources. They don't leave their offices to dig up information in the field. I think of them more as pundits than journalists.