Did he post the same thoughts before the launch when there were strong rumors about an iPhone 5 with a bigger screen and tapered form factor? Anyone can post such a article now, I am not impressed. If Apple announced an iPhone 5 he would be singing a different tune now. The truth is that not even Gruber can know what Apple engineering can accomplish. Is it impossible that they are able to reduce the thickness of the 4G chip or make a higher density battery? Acting as if he always knew about what would come out makes him come across as dishonest for scoring brownie points. I am sure even he was hoping a little and was dissappointed when the new iPhone didn't look like this http://i.imgur.com/UC55l.jpg
I feel that Apple failed on controlling the hype for this event. This wouldn't have happened if Steve was in charge. Apple would've leaked some of the features to kill the expectations. And don't tell me Apple doesn't do leaks, the WSJ was informed by Apple before the iPad launch so that people were primed for the launch. The NYTimes article the day of the launch still talked about an iPhone 5.
On top of that, the Apple event just felt too long. One hour and forty minutes to announce iPods in new colors and the iPhone 4s? There was also too much of rehashing of things demoed during WWDC. All of this exacerbated by the lack of Jobs. I'll have second thoughts next time about following an Apple event live.