I think he said it as a joke. Possibly sarcastically alluding to the standard quips made at Microsoft's expense. So, in other words, I don't really think the p

I think he said it as a joke. Possibly sarcastically alluding to the standard quips made at Microsoft's expense. So, in other words, I don't really think the poster implied anything at all in his comment. He was downvoted for cracking bad jokes on HN, not for making a poor argument.