I applaud their decision! I have not passed on Founders due to need for the bottles (I live in MI where I can get any amount of bottles for 10 cents each). However, I do enjoy having some short bottles on hand. They are just cooler IMO. Plus, I have one short shelf in the kegerator that short bottles fit best on.
Plus, I have seen the threads on some bottles crack and ship on ocassion, so there is the slight potential for glass bits to be swallowed.