Exactly. I take this article as one of those written for the "I want to redeem the miles I earned from my credit card" crowd. Amazingly, there are plenty of "road warriors" out there who don't know how to take full advantage of their respective program.

The fact that they didn't mention the larger awards inventory for elites tells me this was a fluff-piece meant more for dramatic reaction than serious analysis of the merit of ff miles.

They didn't mention complimentary upgrades for elites, VIP/SWU's, or any of the hidden perks us hardcore FT'ers have memorized by now.