Fuck off Altman. Seriously. It's unfortunate your dad didn't hug you enough as a child but you didn't have to compensate by growing up to be a fuck head. He's still not going to hug you.
They didn't care because all it takes is a threat to what little middle class people actually have for some fast talker to come in and tell them how he'll protect that from the people (like him) that plan to take it. Oh, that and the threat of people who don't speak the language the middle class speaks coming to take their jobs/children/money/daughters/religion/freedoms. Middle class people are fucking stupid and easily manipulated.
He already got it. That's the only reason a company "backpedals". Saying this shit is only to save face so no one leaves. You know, because we're all stupid and believe everything rich people teal us.
Fucking die already you piece of shit.