@Dan, once they are making big changes, maybe convince them to switch the currency value by multiplying by 50, so we can have simple 1:1 transfers from MR etc. It's the same ratio as UA earning now. Just multiply 1 point for every $10 by 50 and you have 5 miles per dollar like with UA.
Ridiculous increase in necessary points to elite levels. Seriously, what does one get from Silver already, other than an extra checked bag? (And btw, it's currently 500 for silver, not 400 as mentioned in the article linked above)