no.
Burton pumps several million dollars into the industry each year. without Burton snowboarding would have died nearly as soon as it began, and your freestyle skiing would have never existed.
Burton sponsors a massive fucking team, pays for huge competitions and team trips, and brings more notoriety to the sport than any other company in the industry. without Burton snowboarding, and even freestyle skiing, would be almost completely out of the public eye.
and how can you say buying burton outerwear is "paying out the ass" why dont you look at the price of a SAGA, Oakley, Orage, aeryx, or any other "super-core", "underground" "skiiers only" outerwear setup, and then compare it to the full price of a Burton suit. Burton probably wins that comparison 80%-90% of the time. Burton brings creativity to the snowboard and ski industry in both their hardgood AND softgood lines. they have a unique and effective marketing strategy, and very appealing products. they create competition in the industry, and basically, do nothing but fucking good.
dont bite the hand that feeds you, and stop being so fucking ignant. hating Burton does not make you cool.