Marco Arment made a mistake here. I know the feeling well. He will get over it, and so will all of you.
Is there much more to say about it than that?
I will never understand why people personalize so much what what Arment says. He's an independent developer; he's one of us. He happens to like iOS more than a lot of HN'ers. "Liking the wrong operating system" seems like a much smaller sin than "shitting all over an indie developer".
> I will never understand why people personalize so much what what Arment says.
Perhaps because his writing, frequently obnoxious and bereft of charm, makes him very easy to dislike. Even for people like myself who might otherwise agree with his positions.
Is there much more to say about it than that?
I will never understand why people personalize so much what what Arment says. He's an independent developer; he's one of us. He happens to like iOS more than a lot of HN'ers. "Liking the wrong operating system" seems like a much smaller sin than "shitting all over an indie developer".