For me this hardware bug looks like a smoke bomb.

We can not look behind the curtain. Or can wee see someting? A RO and a VCSEL, and a bunch of apple-egg heads measuring and discussing about these incredible effects?

Yes, this kind of tactics smells like an intervention of a fruit company.
I guess POET is in a tricky situation. They need visibility for their rise to the NAS, but someone wants them to keep in stealth mode as long as possibly. I am sure this someone will have to pay a price for that. This price will help to fulfill the targets of PTK. Next week we will know...