The person who wrote the linked email is not part of the same organization (TDF) who controls the LibreOffice brand and is offering a free download. He's part of a company (Collabora) which provides commercial support for LibreOffice and contributes significantly to the codebase.

I'm sure your suggestion would help solve his problems. However, it's considerably more drastic than some of the things he's proposing, which mostly amount to marketing changes. Taking away a free download for casual users would likely be opposed by TDF.