John Gruber is, I think, by far the best and most insightful source of mac news and analysis. Heck, his daily links are often good reading for anyone interested in tech and the related lifestyle more generally.
Which is why you would think someone of his intelligence would have overcome a common complaint about mac zealots. In particular, I’m talking about his insistence that (nearly) anything Apple does is actually justified and a good idea.
I agree with him fairly often, if not most of the time, but every once in a while this results in sometimes not-so-subtle spin which makes it hard not to label him an Apple apologist.* Take for example today’s opinion on the ‘back to mac’ .mac feature being somewhat lax in security.
I don’t think it’s right to characterize this as a security “hole”, though — clearly it’s how the feature is designed to work. If you don’t trust your .Mac account, don’t use it. It’d be nice if there were an option to require your Mac’s password, though — and I question the decision to turn this setting on by default.
John, give us a break. This is clearly a mistake on Apple’s part; a case where they should have known better, and where any .mac user has a perfectly legitimate complaint both for the lack of such an option, and for the default settings.
* You’re not an apologist just for supporting someone most of the time; they could just be doing the right thing most of the time. You do become an apologist when you try to make excuses even for the most trivial or embarrassing mistakes.
0 Responses to “Gruber’s apologies can get tiresome”