I think he’s using that to show that there is a precedent with this company to make misleading announcements that at first sound exciting but under the surface

I think he’s using that to show that there is a precedent with this company to make misleading announcements that at first sound exciting but under the surface turn out to be overstated. It does seem a bit odd to make a grandiose, vague announcement about a breakthrough outside of a major Jobs-esque unveiling. If you had some amazing new capability, what’s the motivation to hint at it publicly versus unveil it with a major announcement/demo? It makes me wonder if it’s an attempt to keep the public in awe with a dangling carrot. I’m also skeptical when companies’ and founders’ reputations seem to greatly outpace actual product deliveries.