It's pretty clear from Gruber's previous writing that he's aware that Apple's reliance on syncing with iTunes puts it behind the curve. I think this article from April (http://daringfireball.net/2011/04/cutting_that_cord) gives a lot of the context for this latest article. For example:
But most iPad competitors have little-to-no reliance on a
connection to a desktop PC, the way an iPad does.
Hmmm... So, even though Gruber is restating the obvious and then minimizing the behinded-ness, you'd agree that Apple's possible announcement is "game-changing"? Or is he, as I speculated, trolling?
