Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 30th Aug 2010 22:47 UTC

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Any form of discussion with him about anything apple(sic) should be done purely for amusement purpose.
Actually, there's a more valid reason: he is very good at predicting trends in Apple's areas of expertise, as well as predicting what Apple are going to do next. His "Claim Chowder" posts and their sources are very interesting to read for a point of comparison.
Edited 2010-08-30 23:20 UTC
RE[2]: Comment by mtzmtulivu
by Manish on Tue 31st Aug 2010 05:00
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Actually, there's a more valid reason: he is very good at predicting trends in Apple's areas of expertise, as well as predicting what Apple are going to do next. His "Claim Chowder" posts and their sources are very interesting to read for a point of comparison.
I LOLed at trends. Given his popularity within Apple people, he must be having contacts from Apple PR people. He is afterall an unofficial Apple PR spokesperson who will defend whatever Apple does (even if Steve Jobs shot on your face).
What Apple is going to do next? For Apple it is a very good chance to leak information to Gruber, so that it can be leaked in a controller manner and hype can be built properly.
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John Gruber should be seen as an extension of apple's PR machinery. To be suprised or expect him to not spin anything in apple's favor reflects poorly on you.
Any form of discussion with him about anything apple should be done purely for amusement purpose.