RE: No. You do not own Steemit, Inc.
I think it is pretty clear that they care.
There is an entirely opposite viewpoint being promoted far and wide outside of Steemit that needs to be addressed, yet they've done little (let others do their talking) to nothing.
I can somewhat understand their desire to avoid the situation, as they have for the past months, but at some point I feel they have to realize the damage that is being done to their brand and finally address the issue head on (respond!).
Tone Vays is not going away, he's only gaining momentum and the longer his critique's of Steemit are ignored, the more they appear to be valid to a lot of people.
Perhaps they are valid points that cannot be properly addressed, is this why Dan & Ned have yet to confront his claims head on (that I'm aware of) and instead have allowed others to do their talking? Who knows.
I can tell you who most people are going to listen to though ... the only one talking. And that's Tone Vays. ;)
Whether they care and whether they respond publicly to Tone Vays are not 100% the same thing. It is very likely that they care a lot, they just have their own way that they want to address the Tone Vays situation. Action is louder than talk, so maybe they feel that after they build the fully functional website, they will be able to prove that he is wrong. Talk is cheap :)