True, but I'm giving the benefit of the doubt, since they're being critical of Google here, despite their incredibly cozy relationship with Google. Numerous Google executives have done exclusive interviews particularly with The Verge, all the way up to Sundar Pichai, so there's definitely some question whenever they praise Google if there's a conflict of interest or incentive for them to give Google a positive spin.
I assume, of course, you were likely trying to make some sort of "iVerge" claim here, but the reality is, The Verge gives Google incredibly favorable press coverage as well. At the end of the day, The Verge is a business that's in it for clicks, and exclusive interviews and insider access equals clicks. So The Verge will shill for just about any company that can give them scoops, including both Apple and Google. Both companies are notoriously brutal to sites that write critically about them, and The Verge avoids heavily criticizing either in most cases, as to not jeopardize their access.
I assume, of course, you were likely trying to make some sort of "iVerge" claim here, but the reality is, The Verge gives Google incredibly favorable press coverage as well. At the end of the day, The Verge is a business that's in it for clicks, and exclusive interviews and insider access equals clicks. So The Verge will shill for just about any company that can give them scoops, including both Apple and Google. Both companies are notoriously brutal to sites that write critically about them, and The Verge avoids heavily criticizing either in most cases, as to not jeopardize their access.