Also, if anyone deserves to dislike Todd Howard it's those who enjoy the Elder Scroll series. Watching him rip apart Oblivion's engine for Fallout was brutal, and it was pretty much up to the gaming community to come up with mods so that their interest in the game series wouldn't diminish.
He's pretty much shown he really only cares about what he wants(I said it.), and Skyrim shouldn't have taken as long as it has to be this close to coming out as it is. So the expectation is he'll release another Fallout game or two and six or so expansions by the time the next Elder Scroll game is even considered. That's just my outlook though.
Short version: Todd Howard is a douche and acts like this which he likely is supporting are pretty much a given.