(Considering the vast liberties already taken with the source material, it doesn't seem likely that Harmony Gold would've ...

I was made aware of that vitriol before I had seen a frame of either Macross or Robotech. You can imagine how that miasma affected my initial impressions of the situation and Macek himself.

Bartlett, Christopher A., Rachel Gordon, and John J. Lafkas. "RoboTech: Storming into the U.S. Market." Harvard Business School Brief Case 918-501, August 2017.

Bartlett, Christopher A., and John J. Lafkas. "RoboTech: Storming into the U.S. Market (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 918-502, August 2017.