Those that don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
I certainly would never speak for John, but I can say that SV has certainly learned from history, saw the issues with the GaA's and decided there wasn't enough time or money to solve the problems, went in another direction, leading us to where we find ourselves now, which in my view is a pretty good place.
You can't change history CAinPlap, what's done is done....
But you can alter the future with the right products...