That's a bit of a straw man argument. I would have chosen another product to highlight Apple Pay though. It's not just the irony in following it with a diabetes app, but that Tim Cook's predecessor had a well-know quote about selling "sugared water".
ah I didn't even realize you were referring to the video.
The link has since been updated, it originally pointed to the live stream. I can see how this thread (and probably a few others) doesn't make very much sense now.
Well, someday if you work really hard, you can make the leap from pundit on the Internet to making that call. In the meantime, can we make HN better and avoid making silly comments top voted? "Does anyone get the irony..."