Why not also report the numbers by other vendors?
Why not also report what Apple themselves remove?
Why not put those number is an easy to access page?
Why? Because by mentioning the government numbers it get the public on your side. It manipulates public perception.
I've seen far too much changes made to many software all on the premise to make it easier for the end user.
My own view is that many of these features are nothing more than programming exercises.
Far too many designers and programmers have too much of a need to change things because they want to see how far they can takes things without a thought to the end user.
The ability to multicast over IP has been around for years, it's just that no one really wants to use it and the carriers have no interest in configuring their systems to enable it. It is easier to do in IPv6 though.
Ah yes, the Monty Python issue. And that came not long after LJ criticised booth babes, then showed the MP guy at a piano, naked. Who was it that left LJ after the abuse they received because of that hypocrisy?
Not everyone wants to code, not even a majority of people want to do that. There are many other jobs available that people aspire to, medicine, mechanical engineering, novel writing. The tech industry should get away from this notion that every child should learn to code.