Keeton and Joshua362,
You can see the move away from MI by the decrease in postings on the FT MR forum.
Even those loyalist who used to shout down the folks who questioned Marriott's actions(such as myself)are now looking at/staying with other chains.
I have my second night this year with a MI property,picked soley only for finacial reasons,that is a huge drop off from the business I gave them last year,and HUGE dropoff from the years before that.

Now some(the few loyalist/apologist still here)will pipe up with-"Good, don't let the door hit you on the way out"or other such glib statements-but how many others have to start spending elsewhere before Marriott gets the message and starts actively persuing our loyalty once again?