Right now I am basically looking for 3 things from 3rd parties. I want adventures, monsters and adventure support material (locations, groups, etc.)
If you play 4e, then it's a pity. They consistently made the best 3PP products for the game.
It's a pity that more people didn't buy their products.
On the other hand, it's sad that it's doing so in such a way that 3pps can't compete.
IMO, it's only seen as sad because we have the OGL era to compare the current WotC business model to. Remember, before that, closed content was the industry standard. With the OGL, WotC granted other companies the privilege of using their content — but that's exactly what it was — a privilege.
If I was Goodman Games, it would priority #1.
If I was going to keep doing crunch sourcebooks like Forgotten Heroes races/classes.etc... books.