Good decision for the company, but no upside for the user.
I have a strong policy against inline ads, so I may have to reconsider using Disqus for my blog if this goes through. (Unfortunately, the only competiton left is Facebook Comments)
Suggestion : consider disabling comments on the blog.
I noticed that on most technical blogs, the discussions in the comments are either non-existent or an "Awesome post" type response. The real discussion happens on sites like HN, reddit.
There is no real downside to disabling comments altogether on technical blogs. Just leave a PS asking for comments to be sent over email.
The upside to disabling comments : way faster load times and less data transfer per request. Disqus makes like 30 odd requests to load their comments.
Disqus also does some creepy things : when my blog experienced a spike in traffic, Disqus suddenly decides to run ads on my blog without explicit permission.
That's the case with Medium comments, but comments on my site do occasionally point out holes/mistakes in my posts. Removing comments is certainly an option, though.
I have a strong policy against inline ads, so I may have to reconsider using Disqus for my blog if this goes through. (Unfortunately, the only competiton left is Facebook Comments)