barge, only if we exclude the statements of the respective leaders. I could provide pages of SKS describing the barrier as a matter of "education" i.e. changing the customer, and if you have been paying attention the new guy's tune has been entirely different.
Its not really a zilch thing, it is more like a fact thing, well demonstrated through repeated statements, collapsed sales, and stagnant products.
Most of my comments are speculation in the extreme. This is more about RECORDED history.
The above content is my opinion.