I think it is. He's too smart and has had too much experience to blindly accept a CEO job with a company that from a public perception standpoint is hanging on life support. No way he would have accepted the job knowing the technology is years away and it would be a monumental struggle to get others to invest. The technology must be there or very close to being there for someone with his track record to accept the job.
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