What I took from that quote was that this was the effective MS strategy before and it worked, but that it won't work this time. So I think your response is in

What I took from that quote was that this was the effective MS strategy before and it worked, but that it won't work this time. So I think your response is in agreement with the article, at least the way I read it. It's hard to know for sure, though, with so much sarcasm in the article. EDIT: Changed OP to article.