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.