They were scared it would impact paying customers. If you search HN you can find the CEO comments.
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A lazy implementation of the HTTP/2 ORIGIN frame could bring this back...
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A client evading censorship by hiding the true endpoint is indistinguishable from malware trying to hide the identity of its control server. Either choice is a stark trade off.
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