I like Gruber, but this isn't his best piece. He's trying too hard to argue something that's obvious - Windows 8 is coming out in a year or more, so placing it

I like Gruber, but this isn't his best piece. He's trying too hard to argue something that's obvious - Windows 8 is coming out in a year or more, so placing it in the competitive landscape probably requires a fairly harsh assessment. If you make a few modest projections about where the iPad and Android will be in a year (both in market/mindshare and in terms of product advancement), Windows 8 will probably be at a hard disadvantage in the consumer space. There's a lot to discuss/praise/criticize about Windows 8 so it's a shame he got into the discussion by rising to flamebait and flailing at something resembling a criticism of MS's strategy.