I think Anthropic certainly mishandled things, otherwise they would not have lost the contract. Obviously the investors are upset: this is a guy making millions

I think Anthropic certainly mishandled things, otherwise they would not have lost the contract. Obviously the investors are upset: this is a guy making millions/billions, the expectation is absolutely for him to find a way to resolve complex issues. I could have done what he did, that is, "stand on principle" and lose the contract. It requires no skill to do so.