I don't agree that this is entirely nitpicking. Sure, ripping apart some code in a controller might be considered coming down hard on a brand new project, but

I don't agree that this is entirely nitpicking. Sure, ripping apart some code in a controller might be considered coming down hard on a brand new project, but a lot of his criticism is directed towards the foundation/model behind the system as opposed to "You missed a semi there." Hell, he even mentioned ways they could integrate existing services (G+) into this project. Oh well, at least they shipped.