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I have watched it. It was a very well done piece of PR and damage control. You're free to extend indefinite goodwill and understanding to their organization, but mine is used up.
They've basically cut off consumer supply for multiple years now, so you can keep on making excuses, but maybe ask yourself if you actually even have a line they can cross, or if your just being a fanboy.
I don't mean that as pejorative, but I don't know what else to call it, except for being a simp, but that's a much harder word to use and not come off as mean or angry at you, which I'm not.