Just a note here about the whole "WOTC Defender" schtick.
I've seen a number of comments to the effect that people are defending WOTC no matter what. And, sure, that might be happening, although, given that I've now seen Pirate Cat AND MerricB blast WOTC for the online CB, I really don't think that's terribly true.
However, even in this thread, we've seen detractors making all sorts of really unsubstantiate claims - WOTC is going to use the online CB to steal your IP, WOTC is going to charge extra for this, WOTC is going to hold your character hostage, now WOTC is legally bound to provide an update to the offline CB - that it becomes very hard not to defend WOTC.
I couldn't really care less about WOTC or the DDI. I'm not a subscriber, nor am I likely to become one in the foreseeable future. But, it does bother me, although I'm not sure why, when I see claim after claim saying how awful WOTC is for things that, in my most charitable view, are mistaken criticisms.
It's not about defending WOTC, it's about trying to find a bit of balance in the criticisms and providing a bit of counter-argument against what I truly feel are very mistaken criticisms.
Now, if you want to blast WOTC for shoveling a crappy product out the door in the online CB? Go for it. They completely deserve that from where I'm standing.