Phil did Spin. If you buy the point of the article... there is "good spin" then that is what he was doing.

I'm in complete agreement that there are just scads of people out there who spin for nefarious purposes and it was actually these people who started this whole article in my head.

I'm also in agreement there are scads of people who would rather believe spin than take the time to understand the complete picture. These people get everything they deserve due to their mental laziness.

But, the point of the piece is to say there is a way to spin for good and that is what Phil was doing. He was picking one significant fact and pitch it as THE reason and it wasn't THE reason. What was the bug count? How was the documentation? What about localization? All of these things mattered and Phil didn't know that, but he knew he needed to say something relevant to get everyone's attention so I didn't fuck things up badly.

I hate spin, but it's everywhere and folks who spin should be aware there are honest and sincere ways to spin and those who read it should constantly question it.