But here 's some news you can file under rumor and scandal : I had a conversation with a Mac developer who helped design the iPod and I asked him as what he saw as the next big thing . Well he told me that Google may be buying Yahoo - yeah that pretty much shocked the crap out of me . And if happens then , you read it here first .

Give answer the following question using evidence from the above passage: Why does the narrator believe he will surprise some people ?
The news he is sharing is not public knowledge .