I guess I will say it again in a different way: they promised big, they promised they knew how to do it in spite of the challenges (which they laid out beforeha

I guess I will say it again in a different way: they promised big, they promised they knew how to do it in spite of the challenges (which they laid out beforehand), they made a lot of noise, and then they just ... wandered off when it wasn't an instant success. Another rephrasing: it's the big shot in the bar running his mouth, someone says "What about X, Y, Z?" and he goes "Yeah yeah, got it covered." Waves his wallet around. Makes some boasts and some promises. Then it turns out that X, Y, and Z were not so easy as boasted. And it's a pattern with them.