> if the headline was “For no particular reason whatsoever, under absolutely no pressure from their millions of customers to deliver on the promises they paid for nearly two years ago, Apple picks Gemini to Power Siri”

Which is not how headlines work.

You may have an argument that Apple is under pressure. But your headline argument is bananas.

> maybe you’re arguing that Apple never did intend to commit to those promises

Where did you get that?

The attitude I called "fucked up" is precisely rushing to make promises and then meet them. Apple's sales don't suggest customers are putting material pressure on Cupertino. Apple's share price doesn't suggest investors are panicking. The promises have already been broken. If Apple is pushing something out, again, because they feel they have to on the basis of those promises, it's–again-a fuckup.

> Which is not how headlines work

That’s the joke. I assure you they are panicking.