1) I mostly agree with your analysis 2) I don't think that admitting they were "chasing a chimera" would mean the end of the company, but... 3) I do think it wo

1) I mostly agree with your analysis 2) I don't think that admitting they were "chasing a chimera" would mean the end of the company, but... 3) I do think it would be the end of the current management's tenure, and that functionally means they will behave as if it would be the end of the company