It's pretty obvious why they release these numbers right now. More or less for the same reason why Google says now that they speed up encryption between data ce

It's pretty obvious why they release these numbers right now. More or less for the same reason why Google says now that they speed up encryption between data centers: Cheap and ridiculous PR, designed to move your attention away from the real question (their collaboration with the NSA) to questions that have become almost insignificant (comparatively speaking).