It's been a meme all over the internet for a while now. Its quite frankly childish and annoying. You would think a place like hacker news would be above that.
There IS always the possibility that people don't really like the product... the top comment of this post is well thought-out and provides valid reasons for not being interested in the product. It's definitely not a flame. And I, for one, agree; I like a little bit of randomness in my day. I don't need an algorithm telling me what I should be doing/knowing at the very moment.
