At the time Eich made his financial contribution to the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign, there was no legal right for gay people to marry in California, so saying that he "stripped his coworkers of their legal rights" is a gross exaggeration of the effect of a perfectly legal, and at the time mainstream campaign contribution (Eich's position on gay marriage was the same as Obama's at the time).
He also apologized repeatedly for offending his coworkers, so it's incorrect to say he "expressed no regret."
In fact, I think the vilification of Eich neatly demonstrates why Proposition 8 won at the ballot box. Religious people were frightened that their religious beliefs would first be rebranded as bigotry, which would then give their ideological opponents the opportunity to punish them. The fate of Eich seems to confirm these fears.
He also apologized repeatedly for offending his coworkers, so it's incorrect to say he "expressed no regret."
In fact, I think the vilification of Eich neatly demonstrates why Proposition 8 won at the ballot box. Religious people were frightened that their religious beliefs would first be rebranded as bigotry, which would then give their ideological opponents the opportunity to punish them. The fate of Eich seems to confirm these fears.