I think a lot of people appreciate the move MS made while simultaneously condemning them for their casual appropriation of a term having a well-established mean

I think a lot of people appreciate the move MS made while simultaneously condemning them for their casual appropriation of a term having a well-established meaning. They've updated the blog post in the meantime, so this is a non-issue. Resorting to ad-hominems does nothing to strengthen your argument, btw.