Slagging off the F3 at this point in its' life just illustrates how out of touch this journo is. The F3 is now developed to the point where it is a very capable AD fighter and the addition of AMRAAM is part of that capabilility.
Where was that journo when the F2 entered service and the whole weapons system was a complete and utter shambles? At that time he/she was probably writing glowing articles about how good it was.
Nothing like uninformed criticism to sell newspapers.