[sjwright]

And considering Apple's strict policies around public communication, it's pretty safe to describe it as a formal statement of the company's position.

[saagarjha]

People jumping to this conclusion is why employees are burdened with prefixing everything they say with a disclaimer that they do not speak for their employer :(

[sjwright]

I completely agree. My point was only about the reality of communications from Apple employees, not asserting it as an ideal.

[floatingatoll]

Note also the Apple employee's reply upthread.