This (non) story is a cracking case of damned if you do, damned if you don't.
People were up in arms when the latest Royal Air Force logo (the one with the sloping 'Y') started to be plastered everywhere. Variously, it was 'tacky' and a 'waste of money'.
Here, we have a pragmatic decision which as some have pointed out saves money which is sorely needed elsewhere - and, hey, for once it's a saving which doesn't compromise anything operationally.
It's a shame that some people can only be consistent in their chippiness.