This does not surprise me one bit. The owners of CAP are the greediest people in the business. For years they have tried to build a monopoly and run the affiliate side of the industry like the mafia. The reason so many advertisers stick around is because it is quasi extortion. The vast majority of affiliates truly believe that being a certified program means something. And guess what happens when an advertiser simply decides to not renew a certification, they get publicly de-certified. The company is a joke and I sincerely hope they are ran out of this industry just like they have tried to run so many others out of it in the past.
If you think Lou (Professor) gives a shit about affiliates or anything other than his advertising cash cow, you are sorely mistaken.
As has been said already, what goes around comes around.
This does not surprise me