Was this thread then manually flagged as "noflame"? It seems that the general sentiments on HN lean toward the "very critical" spectrum whenever dropbox is brought up, which seems like it would set off the flamewar filter constantly.
No, we haven't moderated it. The only thing affecting its rank are upvotes and flags, which are in the usual tug-of-war that we see with controversial threads.
I thought the sales page contained better information than the blog post.
That aside, I feel this needs to be brought up in every Dropbox thread:
Get rid of Condoleezza Rice and I'll happily use your product.