Unfortunately, the "lesson" would seem entirely lost on all the key players in this sorry spectacle. Top-tier 6A sycophant
Anil Dash, whose blog entry was quoted in the report, seems to be living in a fantasy world, and even Brad Fitz himself just can't seem to grok the damage to his reputation, having he's sold his own baby -- and customers' loyalty -- into state/corporate slavery and prostitution.
But they may yet learn -- betrayal has an uncanny knack for finding its way back home.