John Gruber totally rips off Steve Jobs' LaF, but that's okay because he's not competing with Jobs.
Seriously though, it's interesting how people tend to come to emulate their role models in this way. You can see the Jobsian 'tone' used by a lot of people who agree with him. It's a very 'no bullshit', 'here's the bottom line' style that can sound dismissive and, dare I say it, a little arrogant.
Even the way he describes his site design in comparison to others' sounds like he sees himself as the Apple of punditry:
'I don’t care what’s out of place. I care about what’s best.'
'My goal is for not a single wasted word to appear anywhere on any page of the site.'
And the best bit:
'...demands from entitled people who see that I’ve built something very nice that draws much attention, and who believe they have a right to share in it. They don’t.'
Seriously though, it's interesting how people tend to come to emulate their role models in this way. You can see the Jobsian 'tone' used by a lot of people who agree with him. It's a very 'no bullshit', 'here's the bottom line' style that can sound dismissive and, dare I say it, a little arrogant.