Yeah it is kind of click-bait when you think it might be the founder of Microsoft saying he always hated it. It appears this is the Paul Allen who wrote the note, though
Heh that would be true. Although I'm sure this Paul certainly appreciates the page views the misunderstanding throws his way. That said, it is interesting to see Microsoft in the mode of catch-up. Took them a long time to get there.
https://www.crunchbase.com/person/paul-allen-8