Are you suggesting that Line made up the legal trouble story to cover up for some conspiracy?  Or are you ensinuating that the Anthem may be a top secret mid season release that send the industry for a loop and drives 12 year old on this site crazy?!
Or is this really just the first in what will be a short line of incidences of K2 not going to bat for the survival of their recent acquisition in order to kill them by what will appear to be uncontrollable circumstances?  What's next, Line skis break and K2 won't warranty them?  Line reps will drop like flys, if the skis can't ship the reps can't feed themselves it is pretty simple.  If you can't keep a rep you can't sell a brand.