Thanks United (oops, I mean Continental)!

I'm excited about these changes.

Why? I hate flying your third-rate airline. I only fly you the minimum I have to in order to earn my CR-1s each quarter. All of the rest of my miles go to your far superior Star Alliance partners (e.g., Singapore Air).

Now I don't even have to fly 10,000 butt-in-seat miles each quarter to earn CR-1s. I can fly on your partners, earn the CR-1s (albeit fewer than before), and never have to fly on your aircraft again.

This is great!

P.S. Be sure to give the MBA who thought up this asinine idea a huge raise. If you don't how will you get any more such idiotic ideas?