"A person familiar with the analysis told Reuters it had been conducted by global firm Nardello & Co and that customers could ask for more detail on that company’s findings."
So I guess yes you can bypass Super Micro if you're a customer.
I saw that, but it's not nearly enough. Why isn't the report made public? Why do we have to take Super Micro's word for it?
I seem to remember a very hostile and skeptical attitude from HN against Binance doing exactly this sort of thing when they announced the results of their paid-for "audit" of Tether financials. Why aren't we treating Super Micro's report of the audit the same way?
So I guess yes you can bypass Super Micro if you're a customer.