I wish I could upvote this more than once. Their conduct on HN proves this was not a case of "rush" and "churn" resulting in ignorance of consequences. This was

I wish I could upvote this more than once. Their conduct on HN proves this was not a case of "rush" and "churn" resulting in ignorance of consequences. This was simple greed and the decision that the profit from screwing their users would outweigh the backlash. The only reason they backpedaled is because the backlash turned out bigger than they expected. They're not sorry and they will fuck you again the moment they decide it's worth it.