The grandparent comment is noteworthy among HN comments for being so eagerly apologetic for the kind of corporate/branding hypocrisy that Google used to positio

The grandparent comment is noteworthy among HN comments for being so eagerly apologetic for the kind of corporate/branding hypocrisy that Google used to position itself against. It makes me wonder if someone posted it in an attempt to make Google look bad even though the comment purports to defend Google.