What does Musk’s commentary style suggest his focus is, beyond the objective success of Blue Origin’s hardware?

The speed and style of development.

When analyzing the dual strategy employed by Musk—offering congratulations during successes but teasing during perceived failures—it becomes clear that the commentary is highly contextualized around methodology. While congratulations acknowledge the engineering complexity, the mockery is typically reserved for perceived failings in execution or pace. Therefore, Musk's public reactions often seem calibrated less around whether Blue Origin successfully launched or landed hardware, and much more about asserting the superiority of SpaceX's development approach, which prioritizes rapid iteration and aggressive timelines over a more deliberately paced, methodical schedule.