Unless you are a shareholder, they don't owe you an explanation or justification.
I don't understand why everyone on the forums feel that these direct-sales companies "owe" us something. They are a business and can do as they please (regarding their pricing structure) without explanation or justification. Whether or not it's a smart business move is another story and one which I'm not going to debate. But they, or any other company, certainly aren't required to explain or justify themselves.
Regardless.....if you are looking for a solid TC2+, TC9 or LMT based driver......this is just one more reason to take your business over to Mike @ Soundsplinter (shameless plug for a great company that doesn't get talked about much anymore //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif )