Tag Archives: John Gruber

John Gruber’s faulty maths on ChromeOS

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Ian Betteridge

Daring Fireball Linked List: Acer and Chrome OS, Sitting in a Tree: “Sounds like Chrome OS is starting to get some traction, but I do wonder if actual sales match the ‘shipments’. Looking at my stats here at DF, Chrome … Continue reading →

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Remembering before the Apple Retail Stores

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Ian Betteridge

John Gruber on the way that people got the Apple retail stores 100% wrong: The first is that Edwards wasn’t out on a limb. In the investor and general tech press, it was common at the outset to believe that … Continue reading →

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The Windows Store Revenue Split

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Daring Fireball on the Windows Store Revenue Split: Another big difference from Apple. I wonder though, with the various antitrust agreements Microsoft has made around the world, whether they could even consider an Apple-style “if you use our store, all transactions … Continue reading →

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Roboto and the open source red herring

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

I largely agree with John Gruber and many others than Roboto is a bit of an ungainly beast of a font, although it’s much better than the hideous thing it replaces. But I think that John is missing the mark … Continue reading →

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Malware, the Mac, and the wolf

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

John Gruber’s delivered a list of previous claims that the Mac is about to succumb to malware real soon now under the title of “Wolf!” The analogy John’s making is that the pundits should all remember the tale of the … Continue reading →

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Sometimes John Gruber just hits the spot perfectly

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

John Gruber arguing against the silliness that is Henry “Fraud, you say?” Blodget’s latest nonsense: “Keep in mind that Apple’s penalty for losing the PC war in the 1990s is that it is now the most profitable PC maker in … Continue reading →

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Nieman Journalism lab responds to John Gruber

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Ian Betteridge

Nieman Journalism Lab responds to John Gruber’s defence of the 30% Apple subscription take: “But if someone searches for and downloads The New York Times app — after the Times has spent more than a century building up its brand, … Continue reading →

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The value carriers bring to Android

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Commenting on Andy Rubin’s comment that “the carriers have a lot of value to bring” to Android, John Gruber asks: “What software on Android phones have the carriers added that’s any good at all?” I can think of one example: … Continue reading →

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John Gruber, Joe Wilcox, and why comments are anti-web

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

Myself and John Gruber have had plenty of disagreements. John and I have debated the reasons for the relative lack of malware on the Mac. I’ve tweaked his tail over his habit of excoriating those who make predictions and get … Continue reading →

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Apple’s quest for massive market share

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Ian Betteridge

John Gruber has an excellent post up on Apple’s apparent-restriction of cross-platform development tools on the iPhone. I largely agree with him – from Apple’s perspective this makes perfect sense, although it puts a massive spanner in the works for … Continue reading →

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