That would be plausible if they stuck to their guns for as long as possible.

In this case, they suspended the account, put themselves further into the spotlight, and then reactivated the account.

Chaining one sole thought-logic all the waaaayyyyy...untiiiilllll zap

I think Apple may behave more creditably from here on out.

Or the tech gossip scene, sorry, “tech press”, doesn’t have full visibility over the circumstances.

That ideology hasn't stopped them from becoming the most valuable company in the world, so I wouldn't disregard it from the point of view of practical outcomes.

Well... all corporations [0] are modelled after authoritarian states. The only model that seems to work is a single person with dictatorial power and a tree shaped hierarchy. Pretty much everyone does that, and the exceptions prove the rule. It isn't weird that they have authoritarian views of how their assets should be managed.

Hold in mind that everything involves trade offs. Authoritarianism is really good at monomaniacal focus on something that the dictator thinks is important, they just tend to fail at all the other stuff. And it is fine - indeed, remarkably effective - as long as people can leave when the focus isn't benefiting them.

Democracy sucks at pretty much everything except being flexible in the face of change and empowering voters. You do not want your food supply being run according to democratic principles, you want it to work.

[0] And most open source projects AFAIK