Sure, they have their bad moments (pun intended), being caught uploading users' address books, spamming user's friends with invites and perhaps paying for downloads. No one's perfect and some of us sometimes do try to stretch things a little to see how far we can go. Don't we?
I remember the joy I felt when they released Path 2.0 and I chanced upon it. The cover photos, pulling down the timeline to see more of the cover photo, the smooth springly animation they use for the actions button, the gorgeous sign up screens. Most of these concepts have been utilized in some form in other apps now. These people create good work.
We should be rooting for them, not cursing them.
PS: Just a fan of the work behind it, not friends with anyone involved in the company. Just someone exercising a little bit of common sense and empathy. PSS: and to those who want to know, just look at their app in the various app stores and you would already know how much they charge for stickers and subscription. No need to predict or guess.
[1] Seem to be a jerk, according to a single interview. And according to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7039043 and write-ups else where, PG seems to be sexist (and racist?). Do we just take things people say as the whole truth, at face value?