This post wasn't very well thought-out.
"Gruber summed up this sentiment as “Yahoo employees have been allowed to work remotely, and they have not excelled”. In other words, Yahoo is a rudderless basket case, so it must be because of those 2-4% of the work force who are “goofing off”. Heh."
That was a leap of logic, for sure. What this really says is: if 2-4% of your workforce isn't working out because they're remote, then 2-4% of your workforce should not be working remote. It does not place the blame entirely on those remote workers, though.
I imagine this is a small move in a larger, company-wide shift. It just seems to be getting the most press for some reason.