[ChrisMarshallNY]

> I think your broader thesis, while amusing, is ignoring some of the biggest and most valuable brands ever created... Apple, Rolex, Mercedes...

Hey, thanks for the condescension. I thought we didn't do things like that on HN, but I am often wrong.

I actually worked for one of them "biggest and most valuable brands" for a couple of decades, so there's a good chance that my "thesis" might have legs.

Look, I actually agree with a lot of what you wrote, but I wasn't deliberately calling your baby ugly, and don't really appreciate the reaction. I did not mean to attack you, and am actually sorry that my comment was perceived as such. If I could delete the first line of my comment, I would. It's accurate, but I can see it as being inflammatory.

[EDIT] I'll see if @dang, or someone, can delete it.

[ChrisMarshallNY]

Thanks @dang. It's gone now. I 100% stand behind the remaining text. If y'all dig around in my HN handle (which might have been helpful before taking a swipe at me), you might be able to figure out which company I worked for, and why this actually gives my "thesis" some level of veracity.

Have a great summer!