Maybe because it appears to be an official response so is relevant, regardless of whether people think it's entirely correct. That can be a good reason to upvote, IMO.
I agree, its why I voted up the post.
IMO, because its either intentionally misleading or painfully uninformed, the fact that its info that came directly from the horse's mouth isn't a very good reason to up-vote.
(Did he really just argue that sha1 isn't broken? ohmy)