I didn't say the article says IANA is "unlikely" to apply its own rules. What I said is that the article says IANA "might" not, and it is true that it says that:
> The IANA may fudge its own rules and allow .io to continue to exist. Money talks, and there is a lot of it tied up in .io domains.
This contradicts the beginning of the article which says it "will" not allow .io to continue to exist.
@webbureaucrat @mwl Fair enough. I've made what I think is a reasonable amendment.