The author detected an "anomaly" (see proof below) and pointed it out. I think it's pretty hostile to call such comments as bizarre, or question the author's intentions.

It seems that around 90% of developers are men[1]. Therefore, using a binomial distribution, if 6 developers were picked at random, the chance that all of them would be women (or other non men gender) is 0.0001%. (Interestingly, there is a 53% chance that all 6 of would be men).

The reason for such unlikely occurrence is that most likely, as the parent mentioned, Apple wanted to feature women developers for International Women's Day.

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126823/worldwide-develo...

I'll give Gassée the benefit of the doubt. If you were ignorant of the fact that it was Women's Day (guilty here!) he might have thought it disingenuous to not mention it? At least in passing as he did.

I'm glad Apple are showcasing the diversity of their workforce (I raised three daughters of my own, wish they would have shown an interest in programming, not really) but I worry that there is a danger of backlash for going too far.