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I had missed it, but I don't know that it changes the gist of my response in any meaningful way. You see this as somehow distasteful, or as 'begging', which just seems to me to be sour grapes that they're doing what you seem to be unable to. I don't mean that as intentionally mean, but again, this is the 'business model' that's worked for them for years, and apparently the same business model that hasn't worked for y…
I think you missed my point somewhere. I don't know how else to respond to this in a communicative way rather than combative. So I am just going to go back to my writing project for now. Peace.
Ditto, enjoy.