That I do not know, and I'm not willing to speculate.
Perhaps their legal team still had to look over the release document. Perhaps our protests did make them take pause. Perhaps they really and truly care SO little for us that coordinating the shutdown announcement and this one was of absolutely no concern. (wouldn't surprise me if the payment division wasn't involved in the decision, and thus..wouldn't have known either).
There's no factual evidence to draw a conclusion from.