Why is everybody saying this when the game mechanic of 2048 is fundamentally different. The difference in play between swiping over one tile at a time VS swipin

Why is everybody saying this when the game mechanic of 2048 is fundamentally different. The difference in play between swiping over one tile at a time VS swiping and moving all tiles to one side is a big difference. Furthermore, the author didn't know Threes existed when they made it, so calling it a "blatant rip" is rudely false. Let's lift each other up instead of pushing each other down.