Replying to Line skis

Having read the live thread cast with j.levinthal... does anyone else feel that he didn't really address any of the issues raised. I didn't feel inspired or encouraged to buy line.Moving production to china is a financial choice rather than a quality of product decision.I find myself asking the question.. Are line in financial trouble? (the ditching of all their riders lends to this theory)
I don't want to hate on line as newschool need as many companies competing against each other as possible. Is this the future for the other 'core' companies... effectively strangled by the financial might of rossi and salomon..