Yes, it's a good thing I pay attention to HN to make sure I get that free "upgrade", right? What about everyone else who doesn't pay attention to HN or tech crunch? That isn't necessarily an issue for reddit as much as it's an issue for Apple, but does everyone realize that?

> And you're not being downvoted by people who love iAlien, just by people who don't think you're adding much to the conversation.

Oh really? This is a quote from my original comment:

> Alien Blue is a good app so I'm happy for Jase the developer and I forget why I originally chose iAlien over Alien Blue now, but hopefully we get some good advancements in the mobile interface which is my primary means of accessing reddit.

I mean, my previous experience with reddit mobile sucked (the experience I shared) and I'm admitting that this is acquisition is a good thing. But somehow my anecdote about how it sucked before and this seems to be a step in the right direction (admittedly I didn't frame it explicitly that way, I did have a minimal expectation that it would be accepted that way) and is a good thing.

But somehow me trying to start a discussion prompts downvotes while superficial "rah rah" comments get upvotes is more positive than my message. Welcome to /.