I think the difference is that the people complaining about Facebook were Facebook users, while the people complaining about FCPX are avid and adobe fans.

I'm forced to reach this conclusion because none of the complaints has been accurate about the features of FCP X, or acknowledged the significant advancement that FCP X made to editing. Thus its clear to me that they've not used FCP X, yet are still highly motivated to attack it.

I love how this comment has a negative score, while the guy who calls me a name in every response (asshole, dick, nitwit, moron, idiot, and retarded so far) has positive scores for every single one of the posts with an insult in it. So do the other people who felt the need to derogatorily characterize me or my argument.

This is why Hacker News is in decline. So long as those who engage in bad behavior are expressing an opinion that the majority agrees with (And bashing Apple is always popular here) they will not have negative scores and thus not be flagged for review by the hellbanners.