It seems like a team sports thing. Gruber tied his boat to Apple 20+ years ago, and is chummy with quite a few Apple employees. I assume (perhaps incorrectly)

It seems like a team sports thing. Gruber tied his boat to Apple 20+ years ago, and is chummy with quite a few Apple employees. I assume (perhaps incorrectly) that when he criticizes Apple, he puts his relationships, access, and self image at risk.