Since we're having fun with this, and being a closet consipracy theorist, I'll pile on...
Maybe this would (maybe) explain why "anlyst" was paid to sit over on RB for a few years - to foster new blood in building a new investment base. Only hole is that he was there prior to PTSC/TPL unification. Well, lets leave that alone for a few minutes.
Businesses operate on long-term plans (by long term, I mean 5-7 years...I know some Asian companies operate on decades long plans). I would suppose PTSC was/is smart enough to do the same. Perhaps one of the things in discussion before the unification was in finding a way to usher in a new base of investor, and get the old "regime" out, hence the run?
Maybe also, this is why we had frequent "visitors" here over the years, attacking key longs looking for chinks, looking to discredit, disinterest and disband key contributors..
Also lets figure Swartz into the mix on this too, since we're having some fun this morning - Swartz IMO, have always wanted a big slice of the pie, possibly even to be the complete owner. Maybe Swartz has been bitch slapped by Lecky Papa Lecky and found that it hurt - The guy's pretty smart and tough, too. Maybe that's why Swartz has been reportedly looked a little worn lately. When the wine's flowing, it's probably fun, and when life's not going the way you want, well, you get the picture.
BTW, I'm not sure where one of the PDS BOD fits into this, but you can bet he does.
Off to the restroom....feeling a bit full.
Regards