I believe you saw an implication that 'Swiss' shouldn't be there. Then you reacted to that implication, by saying they can put 'Swiss' there if they feel like it. Is my understanding correct?
The problem is, while you responded to that implication, you skipped responding to the actual question. The question was what motivated putting 'Swiss' there. It might be something as simple as 'national pride', or it might be more complicated. And personally I think it's at least reasonable to ask.
I understand a desire to address an implication you dislike, to call it bad rhetoric or whatever, and to say the actual question isn't worth touching. But, like, the HN guidelines specifically say you should respond to the strongest interpretation of the post you're replying to. The strongest interpretation is that "Why is that important that the OS is from Switzerland?" is a real question, and the answer could actually matter. If you completely ignore the text of a valid question in an attempt to address the subtext, you're not "right on mark".
I actually found the question rather terrible and rhetoric at best. And I think my answer is right on mark.