BostonBoy: I fly CO all the time on routes that don't begin or end in one of the hubs. The question for me is, if one connects through one of the hubs, does one qualify for the double points bonus? If that answer is yes, it's a substantial improvement to RewardOne as far as I am concerned (because I don't live in a hub).

Needless to say, the new benefits won't apply to JAWS, but they probably had that in mind when they designed the change.