[ncallaway]

Yes.

That's...not unusual.

I would strongly to advise you to assume companies are extremely willing to lie in press releases.

[hackable_sand]

Right, but we have to call it out every time.

[harrall]

What? This is basic human social skills.

It’s like when you don’t like someone’s friends but you’re not actually going to say that out loud. Instead you say “I'm just too tired to go out” — it’s a “diplomatic out.” Yes it’s a lie at face value but you leave people with their dignity while simultaneously signal your intent. Your friend, who presumably has social skills, picks up the subtext and you successfully communicate two layers of meaning with one sentence.

Press releases are the same thing.

[hdgvhicv]

So they’re working around it and getting paid in another way (via a middleman) while still sending it to the stormtroopers