Brewskie--
One thing that occurred to me in the midst of reading your post was the idea that if, in the months ahead, Infopop does live up to all the fears and become truly draconian, there is enough talent here that somebody here will either create their own better product, or jump ship and bring a lot of us into some other camp where the natives are properly responsive.
In an economy such as ours, and particularly on the Internet, people can always vote with their feet, and walk away.
jmtc