Some observations, which are intended to be as unbiased as possible (esp. as I am pulled in different directions on this one): Apologies for any factual mistakes; some of what follows is supposition.
FTP's return is a good thing for the poker economy, many players on Pokerstrategy, and the future of online poker. Many people will return to online poker who were disillusioned by FTP's demise and that's good, regardless of where you play. The fact that players are getting their bankrolls back is a good thing, period. It's one story in online poker's recent history which has a happy ending. No one who is about to be reunited with hundreds, or even thousands of dollars, which they thought they'd lost forever can be persuaded that its somehow a bad thing or a situation in which they, as players, are losing out.
Whatever PokerStrategy's expectations about what would happen on the return of FTP, the fact that players who were introduced to the platform by PS will be able to play there, no longer generating revenue for PokerStrategy, is a major headache. We shouldn't underestimate this impact on PokerStrategy, and it goes a long way to explaining why PokerStrategy is so upset with the situation. Remember: FTP returning without honouring the prexisting affiliation agreements is potentially worse (for PokerStrategy) than FTP not returning at all, because if players who currently generate revenue for PokerStrategy move back to FTP (and away from sites where they are tracked) PokerStrategyis worse off. This is the difficulty: normally the interests of PokerStrategy members coincide with those of the company. But in this instance, it's not necessarily so.
Since this wonderful site costs money to run - not just the educational content, but these lovely forums where we can all troll and rant :), it's an issue for all of us if PokerStrategy loses out financially.
Nothing can change the status quo (Stars isn't going to pay out on affilate contracts out of a sense of moral obligation). PokerStrategy can and should do everything it can to limit its exposure to this setback. And that includes making reasonable attempts to encourage its members to play on tracked sites. That's nothing new. It's always been the business model and we shouldn't be naiive about that. As players we must weigh up the pros and cons and then decide what is best for us.
I don't think PokerStrategy is under an obligation to be 'objective' in its portrayal of FTP. FTP/Stars has unilaterally decided to sever FTP's ties with their affilates and they must accpet the flip side of that decision. Why would PS say "FTP is great, you should play there?" While I don't believe PokerStrategy should wilfully mislead its members (and I don't think it has), I also don't think PokerStrategy do FTP's PR for them. It's now up to FTP to persuade its player base to return. PokerStrategy is not under any obligation to weigh up the pros and cons of Old vs New FTP for the benefit of its members - PokerStrategy is a business in a competitive market, not an information service.
To some extent, members with a/c at FTP are caught in the middle of this "crossfire". But in any situation where competing businesses are trying to woo the same set of customers, those customers need to do their own homework and think for themselves. Luckily poker players are intelligent people! Now, more than ever, it's imperative that PokerStrategy properly hypes the excellent educational content available and the its stellar cast of coaches. This is the best way to win over the hearts and minds of wavering members 
