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Regardless of whether you feel Gruber is a fan boy or not, you gotta admit he's a great writer. Always look forward to his pieces.

flyt 16y ago
Don't forget that Apple has officially taken a liking to him, and that he is getting unusual access for a "regular guy". Pre-release hardware to review, invitations to private Apple media events, etc. It would be in his best interest to not anger Apple or they instantly cut off his access. See: Walt Mossberg.
- silvestrov 16y ago
  This is what all of the industry do. If you review graphics cards and you put out a negative review, no more pre-release graphics cards for you. But Gruber's significant articles (like this one) are based on information that is public available. Most people just sees a chair, they don't see the thinking behind the chair. What Gruber does best is to explain how Apple thinks, I know of no journalists that comes anywhere close to understanding Apple.
  - TillE 16y ago
    Andy Ihnatko is less of a fanboy, and still quite insightful about Apple. He has a very good natural sense of which rumors are probably true. And he's much funnier.
  - flyt 16y ago
    I agree that he probably understands the motivations and spirit of Apple better than most. My point is that he's now a part of the system in a subtle way, and to think about it when reading his coverage. He's no longer just a guy with a blog.
Johngibb 16y ago
I agree. I've been following him for a long time (before he quit his day job!), and he is absolutely a great writer. Daringfireball, along with HN, are truly my only daily reads. However, while I think he's generally spot on with his Apple analysis, I can see how his detractors are turned off by the smidgeon of smugness in some of his articles.
- smackfu 16y ago
  And his links, OMG. SO SMUG! Half his posts seem to be about digging up the bad sentences from iPad competitor reviews.

flyt 16y ago

Don't forget that Apple has officially taken a liking to him, and that he is getting unusual access for a "regular guy". Pre-release hardware to review, invitations to private Apple media events, etc. It would be in his best interest to not anger Apple or they instantly cut off his access. See: Walt Mossberg.

silvestrov 16y ago
This is what all of the industry do. If you review graphics cards and you put out a negative review, no more pre-release graphics cards for you. But Gruber's significant articles (like this one) are based on information that is public available. Most people just sees a chair, they don't see the thinking behind the chair. What Gruber does best is to explain how Apple thinks, I know of no journalists that comes anywhere close to understanding Apple.
- TillE 16y ago
  Andy Ihnatko is less of a fanboy, and still quite insightful about Apple. He has a very good natural sense of which rumors are probably true. And he's much funnier.
- flyt 16y ago
  I agree that he probably understands the motivations and spirit of Apple better than most. My point is that he's now a part of the system in a subtle way, and to think about it when reading his coverage. He's no longer just a guy with a blog.

Johngibb 16y ago

I agree. I've been following him for a long time (before he quit his day job!), and he is absolutely a great writer. Daringfireball, along with HN, are truly my only daily reads. However, while I think he's generally spot on with his Apple analysis, I can see how his detractors are turned off by the smidgeon of smugness in some of his articles.

smackfu 16y ago
And his links, OMG. SO SMUG! Half his posts seem to be about digging up the bad sentences from iPad competitor reviews.