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Actually, it is his fault, at least partially.

If Apple was judged on its merits, instead of through the reality distortion field, and managed to hit it out of the park every time, that would be one thing. But that's not how it works.

Apple has its cadre of reviewers, Gruber included, that manage to find something good to say no matter what Apple does, generally ignoring or whitewashing over the negatives.

Remember Apple Maps? It was a disaster. People got fired over it. Yet, Gruber found a way to write positively about it.



Here's Gruber saying awesome things about Maps:

Who Benefits From iOS 6’s Crappy Maps?

Seems pretty clear the new Maps is going to be the biggest problem with iOS 6...

Could well just be arrogance on Apple’s part, too...

What if Google doesn’t ever release a Google Maps app, to paint iOS as the platform with crappy maps?

... the maps experience in iOS 6 is a downgrade. Users shouldn’t (and won’t) give a rip about behind the scenes negotiations.

http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/09/19/ios-6-maps-dash




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