This isn't a case against a "gridded" homepage... it's a case against arbitrary grids. The new page is still a grid, it's just a cleaner one, that does a better job of showcasing "what's important."
That's just playing with words and doesn't add much value.
That's why he said "gridded homepage" instead of "homepage using a grid system" (which is 99% of them), and even if it was unclear after that, the visual examples made what he meant totally obvious.
That's why he said "gridded homepage" instead of "homepage using a grid system" (which is 99% of them), and even if it was unclear after that, the visual examples made what he meant totally obvious.