I'm just going to throw a random thought into the mess. The balloons would be moving. Essentially, they would be vibrating from all the micro bumps. I think either the electrostatic energy or the heat generated by friction would pop balloons more readily than the weight itself.
Source: mostly guessing.
Since X is an everything company, their non-compete covers every conceivable field that an employee could work in. They are doomed to eternal X-ing.