[forgottenpass]

Am I missing something?

Not really. This follows the coloring book pretty well:

Step 1. Inflexable corporate rhetoric and/or positions expressed privately.

Step 2. Other party blogs about a scenario that puts egg on their face.

Step 3. "Nah man, we're flexable! Why didn't you just talk to us first?!"

[nissehulth]

Meanwhile, their stock is tanking. But they seem too busy patting themselves on the back to even notice.