[stevejohnson]

News flash: Apple does not have a monopoly on that tone. It's just a good marketing strategy following basic principles that they employ a lot.

You could also say that a lot of Acer's marketing has a Dell-like tone. But that doesn't mean Acer is taking cues from Dell.

[thenduks]

He didn't say they have a monopoly, he's just saying it feels influenced. Considering the guys who run GitHub are mostly (all?) Mac guys, I don't think that it's a stretch.