pathfinder

That doesn't come across as apologia to me at all. It really all just echoes my own thoughts on the issue. Paizo is desperate, and they're trying desperately to do things to make money, without properly thinking through the consequences of it. And they're making irrational decisions on the basis of data that doesn't capture the complete picture.

Longer term, I honestly think they would benefit greatly from moving out of the US. The kind of fraudulent behaviour from Diamond and JP Morgan would be far less likely to fly in a court in a civilised country. They're already a company that treats their workers at a standard that is far greater than is normal in America, so it really wouldn't be that big a shift for them, in terms of culture, to move to Canada or Australia.