1. Predicting downvotes is a great way to get downvotes. 2. Insulting the people you're talking to is a terrible way to convince them of anything. 3. Apple has silly logos everywhere - consider SquirrelFish Extreme and Darwin. 4. It's paramount that, above all, a brand plays to its crowd. Regardless of whatever notions of "good design" you possess, you can't deny that the Go logo designers failed to understand their audience, as evidenced by the reaction on HN and elsewhere.