dmfriedman-
Since the programs are pretty mature at this point, there really shouldn't be the need to make any major changes, good or bad.
Most LATE in the year changes/perks offered are not so much inducements as they are apologies. So, assuming that UA has an uneventful year, wse shouldn't be getting any LATE surprises anyway.
If the trade off is the CERTAINTY of knowing the program structure x number of months in advance each year, versus the RISK of UA not spiffing us with yearend surpises, I'll happily take the former.