The thing is I couldn't care less about the surface-pro, or Apple or Google products specifically. To me these are interesting tech stories that I want to know

The thing is I couldn't care less about the surface-pro, or Apple or Google products specifically. To me these are interesting tech stories that I want to know more about and when people with vested interests (ab)use flagging to kill an otherwise valid story, that annoys me and I think, detracts from what it means to be part of the HN News Community.