Quote from: inBitweTrust on February 26, 2017, 05:08:07 PM

Quote from: Quickseller on February 25, 2017, 07:00:26 AM

Although not directly related to SegWit, this reddit post is a better indication of the experts who are running major Bitcoin related businesses' opinions. Provided that you trust that the author of that post is not lying (I am unsure of his ability to be trusted one way or another, although I have not seen any contradictions to what he has said), then the majority of Bitcoin related businesses are neutral to the issue, and do not support one side or another.

OKCoin, BitFinex,Gemini ,BitFinex,BTCC, Kraken, Bitstamp, Bittrex, Coinfloor , Btc-e , QuadrigaCX, itBit , bitMex= We don't have an opinion because [...]

You are misrepresenting their statements. Their statements are that they are neutral on the matter. Period.

Quote from: inBitweTrust on February 26, 2017, 05:08:07 PM

Coinbase , Coinfloor= segwit

Btcpop = BU

If you seriously believe that coinbase actually supports SegWit, then you are naive. Coinbase was attacked for months (if not longer) with baseless accusations (such as being hacked, insolvent, lying about reserves, ect.) on r/bitcoin after publicly supporting larger blocksize proposals, which promptly stopped when coinbase stopped being vocal about larger block proposals.

Quote from: inBitweTrust on February 26, 2017, 05:08:07 PM

Owners of BTCC and BitFinex have expressed segwit support elsewhere.

This is another misrepresentation. Executives of BTCC and Bitfinex are supporters of small blocks, who also are shareholders of their respective companies, however the companies themselves have taken the above stances.

I am a shareholder of an exchange, and I support large blocks, however it would be a misrepresentation to say that the owner of said exchange supports large blocks.

Quote from: inBitweTrust on February 26, 2017, 05:08:07 PM

Exchanges make money of tx fees and will benefit greatly in the short term from Bitcoin splitting in 2 and a trading war begins so aren't the best businesses to ask regarding their opinion. The experts achow101 refers to anyways are devs not exchange owners anyways.

Again, you are wrong here. Exhanges pay a lot of money in tx fees as they generally do not charge their customers to deposit or withdraw, however they are incurring costs to receive many deposits (that need to be moved to cold and/or 'warm' storage), and to process all withdrawals.

If you do not think that exchanges employ any kind of experts then you are sorely mistaken. The experts employed by the exchanges may not be public figures, nor do they command the kind of salary that blockstream pays, however without their services, exchanges would be exploited on a regular basis.

Quote from: inBitweTrust on February 26, 2017, 05:08:07 PM

Quote from: Quickseller on February 25, 2017, 07:00:26 AM

I would also point out that major businesses were threatened with bans on r/bitcoin after they publicly showed support for XT (and baseless ad-hominem attacks were thrown at the same businesses after they showed support for XT), so there is a legitimate business reason to withhold public opposition to SegWit (and public support for BU) if that is the business' actual position. There is no such business reason to withhold public support for SegWit when the business' actual position is that they support SegWit.

This isn't true. Supporters of segwit are viciously attacked all the time.

This does not match what I have observed. Can you point to attacks against Coinbase and BTCC, both of which you cite to be a SegWit supporter, on r/bitcoin?