Certainly people tow the official line, but it does help us to articulate the position of the company so that we aren’t so misinformed that we spread FUD.
It’s really unpopular inside the fruit company. I’ve not spoken with a single engineer in Cupertino who thinks this is a good path. There has been radio silence from management on how to address this. It almost feels like they want this to fail. In the past management has given us resources and talking points we can use with our friends and family. Not this time.