Not sure that this management is dumber than mould. But they are, beyond anything I have ever encountered, entitled and insensitive to the obligations which are usually felt by those running a public company.
The beauty of this decision is that it wraps all Spragues together into a monster pile of related family doodoo.
I can think of nothing that would make a better example.
Peter as the crossover Sprague at Wave and Kleenex, the car that sneezed.
Kevin as the scrambls logo designer.
Michael at the free software outfit.
SS at the reins of Wave.
As if trying to suggest it is a nominal scale transaction makes any difference.
Is a burglar who steals $1,000 not a burglar because someone else steals $10,000?
Though I am not suggesting anything illegal has occurred, the scale of this one thing makes little difference to the question of family precedence. It only adds colour to a pattern which becomes clearer as new events are drawn.