"They could be testing this for any number of reasons." Are they testing how to get maximum outrage from HN!? I kid. I think the suspicious attitude is justi

"They could be testing this for any number of reasons." Are they testing how to get maximum outrage from HN!? I kid. I think the suspicious attitude is justified given Google's recent history; and it's better to make our opinion clear before Google does something stupid. As for "a month ago", some other people in the thread also see this, so I guess Google is still "testing" it.