> ... none of us probably have the answer - or if one of our loyal HN readers does, they're not really likely to divulge it.

Exactly, if he works for them and boasts about how efficient they are, it sort of makes them look unprofessional. If he doesn't then how can he say that they are "shipping"? Maybe they waste lots of taxpayers money on projects that never make it out of the door.

From what I know their general policy is to never confirm or deny _anything_.