My comment was meant as a sarcasm. Of course both of them are not neutral, its hard to say if one can be truly neutral but at least we expect most journalist/author/reviewer/whatever-you-may-call-them to be somewhat objective in their views when doing reviews. Both Doctorow and Gruber have very polarized views on this subject.
Expecting Gruber (or Doctorow) to have neutral (or even an appearance of neutrality) views is quite silly.
Fan-boys will remain fan-boys and Gruber is a classic example of a fan-boy who will take any criticism of apple or their products, personally.
Yes, even fan-boys can say things against their idol occasionally, doesn't make them any less bias.
How long have you been reading his blog for? In order for my arguments to make sense to you, you will have to read more than just couple of his recent blog post.
I don't think it is ad hominem, I think it is widely accepted that he is an Apple fanboy. Your mileage may vary.
I am a happy macbook/iphone owner (but not exclusive apple user) and I think he is an apple fanboy.
Expecting Gruber (or Doctorow) to have neutral (or even an appearance of neutrality) views is quite silly.
Fan-boys will remain fan-boys and Gruber is a classic example of a fan-boy who will take any criticism of apple or their products, personally.
Yes, even fan-boys can say things against their idol occasionally, doesn't make them any less bias.