Response to OkCupid's blocking of Firefox users (medium.com)
recommended by 1 user | 2014 | 29 points by sylvinus | browsers | original thread |
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vxNsr Apr 1, 2014 | on: OKCupid asks users to boycott Firefox because of CEO's gay… | context

My biggest problem with this is that they're using Javascript to implement this: Eich was instrumental in it's implementation: If you're going to take a stance be consistent.

Also the "Internet Exploder" thing detracts significantly from the professionalism of the letter.

This feels a lot like the ignorant "BDS movement" that certain groups use to defame Israel.

I would understand their resentment if he had fired somebody based on his views or otherwise allowed his personal life/views to effect his actions in the workplace, but this is just knee-jerk.

Here's a much more eloquently written essay on why OKCupid is wrong. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7505882