Voting up does not necessarily mean you agree with the article. It means that the subject is interesting and you would like more people to see it and share thei

Voting up does not necessarily mean you agree with the article. It means that the subject is interesting and you would like more people to see it and share their thoughts. Apple employees read HN and now they are aware of it and can take the necessary steps if they want to stop this (maybe by hiring the guy/gal).