Quote Originally Posted by tke71709 View Post

I would assume that they didn't expect this to work out the way that it did. Unintended consequences and all that.
We're kind of going in circles here because this is the bit I don't believe. Even brain dead me can figure out the consequences and I'm not assuming that after years of trying to figure out how to stop people sabotaging competitors with links, they suddenly forgot the issue even existed or that they failed to spot the consequences.

Quote Originally Posted by Slowdive View Post
Unfortunately very few of us are great brands. Are most of your clients considered great brands?
They don't have to be, it's all relative to who else is in the niche isn't it.