It's unfortunate, I agree; but it's the principle of the matter. This was the company who extolls privacy, openness, and attracts (among others) the sort of pe

It's unfortunate, I agree; but it's the principle of the matter. This was the company who extolls privacy, openness, and attracts (among others) the sort of people who are uneasy at competing browsers shipped by advertising companies, or old-guard software shops pivoting into more profitable ways to leverage their installbase. This was the company who branded, then re-branded themselves as champions of a more people-conscious web. The exact company who should've known better. Even their apology, though probably sincere, has a tinge of corporate, marketing wishwash. Maybe it's just the title, but a "We Messed Up" would've been punchier without being vulgar, instead of this bury-the-headline-style "Update on..." crap all too familiar from security vulnerabilities.