I think it's connected. If you have a billion dollar company, but you don't want the make a big scene, you need to act in a way only a handful of people will care. Videogames had a lot of this throughout the years because most people didn't care about the console wars except a specific group of geeks.
About to be secretly bought by the military?
Based on how much funding they have, it wouldn't be a surprise.
I think it's connected. If you have a billion dollar company, but you don't want the make a big scene, you need to act in a way only a handful of people will care. Videogames had a lot of this throughout the years because most people didn't care about the console wars except a specific group of geeks.