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> Coverage of Apple in more exciting times (when it was basically a computer company)

I also miss times when Apple was all about Mac. Not much you can do about that. But back then lots of people complained that Apple is turning into iPod company. It's just Gruber didn't write much about iPod (initially at least).

And considering M1 chips I can't say this isn't exciting times for the Mac. Imagine if Apple used Snapdragon chips (or whatever) and the latest Macs were similar in terms of performance to Surface Pro X... (and SP X couldn't even emulate x64 apps at launch).

> more humour, better reviews, more relevant links, less baseball and Kubrick BS, less politics for dummies, less "facebook is bad" for dummies, less open shill and more genuine enthusiast coverage, and so on.

OK, will not argue about baseball, politics or Facebook.

But I do remember lots of blog entries about how MS Windows is bad (viruses and inept marketing) and Mac is about being a better (and more secure) computer e.g. I wouldn't call that less open shill. Gruber was always (well, most of the time) on Apple's side.

Recently I re-read his PowerBook G4 review (Full Metal Jacket) and comparing to his other reviews regarding modern Intel and M1 Macs can't say I see a huge difference.

I assume we are just happen to disagree here.