Shattered is the bone they're throwing us. It isn't so much about that as it is the pricing of Gemstone which has been a major detriment to its sustainability. It just isn't keeping up with the times.
Idealistically... Yes, I think it could revitalize Gemstone. If well-executed and marketed it could bring back a lot of people and attract new ones.
In practice.. It isn't going to happen. When was the last time you saw a banner ad for Gemstone? I don't think I've ever seen one and they cost practically nothing to get out there. Simutronics is apparently dead set on company-wide suicide. They must have some major internal culture issues that someone should write a book about sometime.
And it's grossly apparently from the responses to this thread that their fan base is also mired in the same short-sighted, losing philosophy...
So, I'm wasting my time.