John Gruber jumps the shark --------------------------- I have been us I say all that to say, from the beginning of the Mac's life, I have been a fan. As an entrepreneur, I have built Mac hardware and software businesses and I think Apple, and Steve Jobs have indeed changed the planet. And as impressive as is Apple's long past, its current and next generation products such as the iPhone and the iPad are no less revolutionary. But all that said, I am also, at times, critical of Apple. Sometimes very critical. I try to be a totally dispassionate truth teller. Needless to say that is very hard to do, I obviously sometimes fail, but I do try to filter my biases. That said, in recent years, as Apple has gotten bigger, more successful, and more powerful, there have been some issues that cry out for criticism. But being highly critical of Apple is not a historically natural stance for me. In fact this blog's name and first post were really an homage to Apple. But based on recent facts, I think crity jumped the shark. And while his often insightful analysis will still be in my regular rotation, just as I still occasionally watch George Will on the latest incarnation of This Week, it will never be the same. I used to trust John Gruber. Now I will just read him. this is some sample text - More Sample text -