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by swilliams 5839 days ago
From the comments, by Jason Fried, "We might add yellow to version 2.0 in 2012."

Kind of sums up a big part of their design philosophy right there.

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also considered arrogance by some
and having a little fun in the comments section by others.
actually I know you were having a laugh - even commented with the rest of the guys here how I found your answer funny. Fact is, however (and I'm sure you know this), quite a bunch of people take that as arrogance.

Personally, I don't care - I agree with your policy on doing less (if your vision is in fact to do less with a product). The fact that some consider it arrogance (as I was alluding to) doesn't mean I do.

(your downvote on my comment was not necessary, but this explanation of my comment might have been. Apologies for the misunderstanding, if there was one)

He can be having fun while still being arrogant towards others; they're not mutually exclusive.
Their choice. You're not forced to use their product. Luckily there's a market offering choice.