[anonyfox]

> My guess is they're panicking to reply

this is what I don't believe anymore. Its strictly inferior and people should stop looking for defensive arguments and all that.

If it is simply a smaller/cheaper/less parametrized model than the competitor ones thats a fine explanation, but also admits being inferior in exchange for being cheaper to run.

[hgsgm]

"they launched a worse product out of desperation" isn't a defensive argument, it's an indictment.