Ya know what?  I think you've check-mated us decentralized folks.  A big block can eat a little block, and the SPV's are pawns who have no choice but to upgrade.

I'll have to think about it a bit more, but I think the you and your employer are going to win this one.  So, carry on and make me rich.  My BTC will flow, but they will be to had only dearly.