Because you seem to be coming at this from a position where UA decisions are bad for the consumer...by definition. In this case, I think that one must reconsider the inevitable decision regarding the awarding of CR1s in the merged FF program. IME, the proposed solution is not as bad as some think.

As an international 1K traveler who has always wound up with loads of CR1s, I clearly did not need the extra CR1s so I do not care that I would be getting fewer than under the old rule. The high-end elites, who might love to have more CR1s now have the option to accumulate more than 8/yr. The 1P elites who did not get any CR1s at all under the old rule will now be entitled to 2 get under the new rule. It seems to me that, overall, this is good for the consumer, no?