No, sorry for the confusion (I'll update the comment) -- I think it was just a musing/speculation. However I don't think this was the first person to think of this explanation -- it's been thought of before, e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9963265
Seems possible that this might indeed constitute part of some ply by Intel, trying to bypass having to pay patent/licensing when actually using their 3D Xpoint tech.
