I'd say he may be pretty dismissive of Microsoft in general, but I think nearly anyone that has used or seen Windows Phone 7 is thinking it's a great thing. Bu

I'd say he may be pretty dismissive of Microsoft in general, but I think nearly anyone that has used or seen Windows Phone 7 is thinking it's a great thing. But that actually comes down to the same thing. The reasons Gruber likes WP7 is because it cut the cord with all previous versions. It's a fresh start. Which Gruber feels was needed. I actually agree with him on this point. Now, where the problem comes with regard to Windows 8 is simply that there is no cutting the cord with past versions. It still has all that legacy support in it and keeps getting more convuluted. Even more now that there is support for two different processor families. Windows 8 would be a great chance to slice away some of the old legacy crap. This is simply an example of where Apple has really excelled when they've been in a similar situation. Not that the x86/ARM thing is exactly the same. Apple's was a transition, while Microsofts is in Addition to. But Apple provided tools to make the user experience seamless while Microsoft is making it more difficult for average users to understand.