I think his analogy was very fitting. Either way both company had some folks who were childish and said some stupid things in the past. However I have to agree with the OP that someone at Sony could have extended good sportsmanship but didn't and probably got slapped - hence the post got taken down.
Sure MS was being arrogant and deserved the kicking they got - just like Snoy did when the PS3 launched. However I have been noticing since E3 that Sony has been getting pretty arrogant again when they hear of news like sales are 6:1. Notice they don't even consider Nintendo a treat at all. Without a strong competitor both of these companies will do whatever monopolies do so I hope that Nintendo turns around and catches both of their pants down.