If someone has written an article about how $X is not dead, $X is probably dead.
Like when a football club's board puts out a statement saying they're "fully behind the manager", this is code for "we're firing him in a few weeks and are actively interviewing replacements".
Like when a football club's board puts out a statement saying they're "fully behind the manager", this is code for "we're firing him in a few weeks and are actively interviewing replacements".