I find it strange that Groupon gets so much attention on HN. It's not a technology company. It's a marketing/advertising company with seriously questionable way

I find it strange that Groupon gets so much attention on HN. It's not a technology company. It's a marketing/advertising company with seriously questionable ways of doing things. Andrew Mason is a cool guy and I loved his talk at Startup School last year, but his company is more into financial engineering than innovation, just like Wall street and the banks.