Which is exactly the unfuriating thing.
Which is an issue that you should have with society in general, and not the author for such reasons. He at least tried to present his reasons from a objective standpoint for the company to actually be interested in doing something.
The point he makes is - "this policy stops us writing quality software ". Now assuming writing quality software is a benefit to the company and it's shareholders this point has a lot more weight than his persona moral scruples.