> I'm predicting that Grok fails simply due to half (?) the software engineering populating not wanting to use anything Musk has developed.

I think that's a wildly optimistic figure on your part.

Lets assume that developers are split almost 50/50 on politics.

Of that 50% that follows the politics you approve off, lets err on the side of your argument and assume that 50% of those actually care enough to change their purchases because of it.

Of the 25% we have left, lets once again err on the side of your argument and assume 50% care enough about the politics to disregard any technology superiority in favour of sticking to their political leanings.

Of the 12.5% left, how many do you think are going to say "well, let me get beaten by my competitors because I am taking a stand!", especially when the "beaten" means a comparative drop in income?

After all, after nazi-salute, mecha-hitler, etc blew up, by just how much did the demand for Teslas fall?

The fraction of the population that cares enough about these (on both sides) things are, thankfully, single-digit percentages. Maybe even less.