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Is this a joke? That email clearly states that such an access will not be available. Not what you claim here. Am I missing something?

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?!"

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