I'd be careful saying "this is like an hour fix" and then attributing it to malice, unless you work there. It's like saying the "unknown or expired link" message you get on HN is "like an hour fix...if pg wanted to" and thus pg hates us.
The point is that it's actually a fairly minor interaction issue that hasn't caused any major problems until now, and while we can't know why they haven't fixed it, it's probably because they just hadn't gotten around to it yet.
Most of the malice comes from a YC startup who is playing in a space where customer trust is essential.
Here's to hoping they beat on their front-end guy and whoever else thinks this shit is funny before their employee makes it trivial for established competitors to destroy their professional credibility.
The point is that it's actually a fairly minor interaction issue that hasn't caused any major problems until now, and while we can't know why they haven't fixed it, it's probably because they just hadn't gotten around to it yet.