So when stuff like this happens, it's kind of the expected outcome. Cue the lawnmower analogy.
I always thought a lot of developers who were big Apple fans would fall off as Apple started pushing stuff like the Mac App Store and Gatekeeper on macOS, but no. At this point I am unsure there is much Apple could do to lose support of its biggest supporters. All Apple needs is some plausible excuse for why something is a good idea and people take it largely at face value. (At least, Apple never really seems to lose much supporters in the long run.)
I pay too much attention to comment votes and replies on this website, probably mainly because all of the other discussion forums I used to go on are dead. But in threads about Apple, I kind of get the idea of what the votes really represent.
A bit meta, I lament the loss of the 'hacker' spirit that should be more pervasive here in general; no company should be above criticism, and actions ought to be treated with the same praise and disdain. Unfortunately it is not the case for a while.