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Not a whole lot of discussion here, is there?

There are Apple fans here, yes. There is much to discuss about Apple and its products that's relevant to Hacker News. But getting notified about a firmware update that affects a tiny portion of readers isn't. I do not come to Hacker News to get stories about extremely niche hardware issues and fixes. I do not want to see the front page littered with stories of this type.

That "a portion" of HN readers found something relevant means nothing with respect to its appropriateness for HN. All of us have many interests and concerns which are not relevant to HN. When we start loading this site with anything and everything of tangential interest to any reader, the primary value of this site as a source for news about hacking and startups diminishes.

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I do not want to see the front page littered with stories of this type.

And I don't want to see every discussion thread littered with people complaining that they don't find the submission relevant to their interests. If you find it inappropriate, flag it. Complaining just turns everything into stupid and wasteful meta-arguments like this one.