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(My theory: It was probably because too many people were earning CPQP with SPG transfers, rather the just getting Southwest redeemable points with SPG transfers, that the transfer optoin was eliminated while hotel stay earning option was kept at SPG.)
Much simpler theory: Southwest may have priced 1200 RR 2.0 points higher than one RR 1.0 credit. Furthermore, SPG's transfer redemption schedule was 1500 SPG points for one credit. The logical new schedule would have been 1500 SPG to 1500 RR points, a 25% increase in cost to SPG even without a price increase by Southwest.
SPG probably didn't want to single out Southwest as the one partner for whom SPG points only yielded 0.8 partner points. Southwest certainly didn't want to single out SPG for special points pricing to prevent a cost increase for SPG. It was better for both companies simply to eliminate the transfer option. Customers? Who cares?