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Of course Gruber is spinning this to be about "one image." Pro-Apple spin is largely what he seems to do these days. Does anyone think that, were this situation
by icarus_drowning 15y ago
Of course Gruber is spinning this to be about "one image." Pro-Apple spin is largely what he seems to do these days. Does anyone think that, were this situation reversed, that Gruber would be intentionally trying to make this about a single image? Of course he wouldn't.
I still read Gruber everyday- he has a lot of interesting things to say about technology in general and Apple in particular. But it is increasingly hard to take him seriously about any story related to Apple's anti-android litigation, because he seems to have abandoned any attempt to present the situation fairly, to the point where he has really become a rather naked shill for Apple.
I am typing this on an iPad 2. I love my iPad 2. I tried a great number of tablets prior to purchasing it, and I genuinely find it to be the superior product, and by a long shot. I am even sympathetic to Apple's claims in this case, as I do think the resemblance between the Galaxy and the iPad to be more than simple coincidence. But it seems pretty clear to me that this is about much more (or should be about much more) than one "doctored" photo, and I am absolutely sure that Gruber knows it.
The thing is, I don't think he cares, because it seems as if he's completely abandoned even the pretense of presenting a just and fair picture of any of Apple's recent patent litigation.
- recoiledsnake 15y agoHe has to maintain his user base after all, for his ads. http://daringfireball.net/feeds/sponsors/ http://daringfireball.net/feeds/sponsors/ With ads making him $6000 a week, I don't blame him. He is telling people what they want to hear and the ads reach people they're trying to reach. He gets invited to Apple events thanks to him being the unofficial de-facto Apple PR and he can't risk hurting that. There's no incentive for him to be objective, in fact it is in his interest to lay the spin on thick. Get with the program!
- JimmyMCN 15y agoWow, I have seen Gruber's site linked for years on various sites, but never knew about the sponsorship. If that's not a paid and bribed shill, I don't know who is.
- GHFigs 15y agoHaving ads on your site makes you a "paid and bribed shill"?
- JimmyMCN 15y agoJust imagine Gruber gets objective and starts sometimes criticizing Apple or doesn't spin things so much as he does for Apple. Or actually praise the other companies for good things they do. He will lose readership and growth of it. Apple will cut his access to Apple events which will make his articles further worthless. That's a huge monetary loss and strong incentive to keep spinning things and dissing competitors. hypocritically. Same with a a paid shill... stop toeing the party line and you stop getting paid...
- GHFigs 15y agoWhat about every other ad-supported site on the internet? How on earth are you concluding that having an audience makes you a "paid and bribed shill"?
- chc 15y agoIs this the first you've heard of journalism? The situation you're talking about here is hardly special to John Gruber. Even people who don't get paid are generally subject to similar forces. The only way to avoid it is just not to talk about anything.
- hboon 15y agoHave you read the link? Sponsors are mentioned twice in a given week, explicitly.
- chc 15y agoI'm in the same boat. I've been a reader of Daring Fireball for many years now and still find a lot of it interesting, but I just have to roll my eyes and keep on scrolling anytime he gets on the subject of Apple vs. anybody else these days. The lack of perspective is simply staggering.