I like him. Everybody has an off day. Gruber's routinely thoughtful and accurate.
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These fluff interviews by Gruber are the worst.
It’s painful to watch. Gruber spends more time talking and explaining himself and his grandiose idea of why he is necessary than asking questions that users care about. I don’t know why this has become a tradition, but it needs to stop; it’s like old Apple friends from back in the day trying to be relevant and reminding us of their bond that no one cares about.
He asks no tough questions. He's a hack.
Really enjoyable and fluid discussion with great questions and excellent answers from Craig especially who gives us a great insight into the decision making process behinds Apples choices and also direction. Great minds at Apple
I noticed he talks a LOT more than the other two. He clearly likes listening to himself.
And passing that cup around for Rene Ritchie, et al to sniff.
the only reason apple is out doing media after wwdc is because it landed with such an underwhelming thud. so they are out doing spin. Steve Jobs used to just drop the mic
There is no real evidence to support that assertion. Some woe is me Apple lied to us type posts on here by people who made bad assumptions doesn't constitute proof.
Totally agree. 2020 and 2021 events have been rough. So many missed opportunities for good questions. And I don’t mean I want him to put pressure on Apple type questions. But he aimlessly rambles on and then that leads him to another aimless question. It honestly feels like a waste of Craig and Woz’s time. I think they seem bored talking to John. Maybe he just feels more confident in person. Idk. But even his OG podcast has been rough and I’ve slowly stopped listening to it.
I really find Gruber to be such an annoying personality. He is an outright sociopath on his blog, and it's only about Apple and tech like 1/3rd of the time at this point.
They did this blitz after WWDC last year. C suite executives talk with Gruber every year now and have since 2016 or 2017, I think.
This is normal IN THE AGE OF COVID, as there are no press or influencers or event. Apple can't just hold court like it does when WWDC is live and in the flesh.
I was mildly disappointed by WWDC this year, as were many people, but this media blitz is irrelevant to how WWDC was received.
I can't believe I took the time to type this out---should be fairly obvious.
He sort of lost his mind over the past 10 years. Much of it is political I think.
Was just about to say. Gruber actually has the guts to ask harder questions and push back a bit so this one might be worth checking out compared to the YouTuber softball love fest earlier this week
It's kind of funny that someone would ask that this year, of all years. Deep support of Markdown in Apple's frameworks makes this a big WWDC for him this year. I'm surprised it didn't come up in this interview.
He has every right to talk about whatever he wants on his blog but the non-Apple stuff he talks about especially politics makes him sound obsessive and deranged.
Sniffing cups is a great way to harness your natural ability, which is why I use SkillShare, the platform that enables me to sniff better after…
Greg is nothing more than a cheerleader as he’s the head of marketing. He figures out how to spin stuff into digestible sellable points. Back a few years at least apple had a more coherent vision for things that made the marketing more believable. Now….and especially the last couple years apple has been massively dropping the ball on software…..not features, I’d be fine if they never introduced a new feature for two years, BUT STABILITY. iOS 13 was the messiest and terrible rollout in the history of iOS. Last year was equally a mess in other ways like overall wonky-ness of iOS 14, moving widgets around, stuttering and choppiness (still not totally ironed out but better). So this year I’m scared as hell to upgrade and thankfully it looks like apple won’t force us like usual.
The silver lining is that there were really not a whole lot introduced on the “new features” side and maybe internally they are finally realizing they need to release more stable stuff out the gate. Because iOS 14 and each .1 update has been one step forward two steps back for months. It’s getting pathetic.
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It’s REALLY a shame that Gruber didn’t just print out a copy of this 9-5 Mac article, and put a copy of it in front of Craig & Greg - followed up with a single-word question: “Well?”
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IMHO, Bradley Chambers nails it.
Apple @ Work: macOS virtualization on iPad Pro would turn it into a powerful enterprise computer - 9to5Mac
If Apple allowed virtualization of macOS and Windows on iPad Pro, it would help justify the cost of the device over the iPad Air.
9to5mac.com
IMHO, Bradley Chambers nails it.
I come here everyday for a daily dose of misguided anger. Grrrr! Lossless doesn’t work on Bluetooth! Grrr!
The front page news comment threads on Macrumors are always the worst. So much anger, so much bitterness, so little knowledge or perspective.
Why not do your part and add some knowledge and perspective?
I'm not sure why you would equate "bitter" with "dislike."
Actually, I am sure.
"Dislike" is reasonable---everyone dislikes someone or something. It's universal and understood.
"Bitter" has a connotation of unreasonableness on the part of the bitter party, and perhaps a tinge of envy.
By conflating the concepts of "dislike" and "bitter(ness)," you're attempting to make people who dislike John Gruber or softball questions tossed to C-Suite Apple executives seem unreasonable.
If you're going to demean people you disagree with, at least be honest about it.