Such a shame, this is such a good article. A respectful adult discussion of real problems. From which we could have a great conversation about these issues, and better, brainstorm solutions. Which would be an incredibly fun and productive thing to do. Even Matias Duarte himself replied to the article.
After reading the article I clicked on the HN comments, excited, expecting to read insightful solutions I could never have came up with. But instead, 90% of the comments here on HN, including the top voted ones, are just childish attempts to show off how cool you are for cheer-leading for either iOS or Android more. This is so sad.
This place is in desperate need of more moderation. The ratio of active users/mods seem out of control.