I'm saying it's besides the point: the controversy became a distraction regardless of the morality behind either side, which was perpetuating an terrible divisi

I'm saying it's besides the point: the controversy became a distraction regardless of the morality behind either side, which was perpetuating an terrible divisiveness for too long in the board's estimation. We don't know what happened in the internal meetings about it, but we do know some of the fallout, e.g. OkCupid's redirection of Firefox users to other browsers. Eich's presence was toxic to the "brand" in a large segment of the community, and that's one of the primary duties of the CEO to keep in good standing - he became ineffective in that aspect, pure and simple.