The OP posted on August 22nd and everything he has said has been spot on so far
On the contrary, all 3 of his points have been invalidated over time.
An excellent starting point as to why is our Year in Review report: https://forum.monero.cc/1/news-and-announcements/134/monday-monero-missives-22-year-in-review-january-5th-2015
Like it or not, Bytecoin is the original cryptonote coin. It has active developers who work closely with the cryptonote team and a strong community. If Monero had not used the mutually assured destruction tactics from the start I am sure it would have had a place in the cryptonote family. However they burned their bridges by being so aggressive and annoying.
Thank you for extending the offer for us to have a place in "the CryptoNote family". We're going to have to decline, seeing as how we seem to be doing quite ok. But really, thank you, it's totally appreciated.
