It would have been lame if they had just removed the DRM and upped the price - but the fact that they also doubled the audio quality is probably a good-will move to give the user additional value for the cost. The new audio files will be 256kbps instead of the current 128kbps - most folks are forgetting this in their analysis of the pricing.

And seriously - I think I've been spoiled reading pg articles. It feels like this guy's yelling and spitting on you as you read it, blah.