As he points out, this is a typical middle-management decision in a large corporation. Well, a large corporation with a lack of vision at the top: it's possible to be different, just very difficult.
There have been posts on twitter (I refuse to use the twitter term that rhymes with "sweets", because there are too many posts that are more like the term that rhymes with "carrot") talking about Iron Ruby and community support and the opportunity for a larger community effort.
