Wow.  Just...wow. Ugh.<p>Given all the posts on this forum, and even his direct participation in the discussion, I honestly thought that he would've recognized both the technical problems in Mahalo's content &#38; linking stratagems as well as the hollow tenor of his words.<p>Sadly, no.  More duplicitous ignorance and classic "PR framing" piece straight out Political Communications 101.<p>1. Couch direct criticism as "feedback".  Do not directly apologize for any perceived or actual misdeeds as that is seen as an admission of purposeful dis-service and guilt.<p>2. Enumerate an ill-defined set of seemingly concrete, but very porous, actions to be enacted within an indefinite time frame.  This overtly defines a 'scorecard', albeit one without any measurable boundaries for future compliance.  In other words, the Overton Window is wide open.<p>3. Within the context of the response, inject positive spin on (any) tangentially related side-issue to serve as a defensive soundbite reservoir against any possible pointed questions within the limited time-windows of future radio and t.v. media interviews.<p>4. Make offers to "work more closely" with the opposite party, but exclusively on your turf/terms while (un)subtly highlighting your strengths and their weaknesses to continue business as usual.  In this case, Aaron's individual "free" time &#38; attention versus their "paid" team of developers.<p>5. Release "off-cycle" (e.g. late Friday, holidays, weekend) and in a forum where you can have as much control as possible in 'shaping the break' of the story as it makes its way through the media ecosystem.<p>This is just sad from every angle and, quite honestly, bumming me out.  I wish I hadn't clicked on Hacker News this afternoon.