It's not in conflict. They are pointing out that in this case their stated goal was not achieved so it's pointless.

It wasn't their stated goal, if you read linked article. The commenter got it wrong.

Enlighten me, they specifically mention ICE as a reason they wanted to switch from GitHub?

They mention it in passing before continuing with technical issues.

They don't state it as the only reason as you imply, but as something that contributed to their decision.

I am well aware it was not the only reason, but that does not improve the reasoning.