"Mneh, look at me, I'm all--" ahem... I don't think your stance is that smart.

: It's better they not release it in the first place, but if they do and it's labeled
: truly exclusive, then KEEP it exclusive. Word is your bond. Do not spoil your integrity.

Like I said, I would agree with you if it wasn't for the circumstances. I am all about being straightforward, direct, and honest.
How about I try an analogy: I say I'm going to stab Jim with his own screwdriver; assuming Jim didn't do anything that horrible, what's better, doing what I said I would do, or not stabbing Jim?

: Make amends to those who want exclusive items they can't have some other way.

It's not about making amends, I don't want compensation or whatever, I want them to not do this.

: I'm saying it's not bad to lock people out of some content,
: if it was announced as exclusive in the first place. If you miss out, you
: miss out. Live and learn; not everyone can have everything.

Did you read my post from before? An announcement doesn't do any good if you don't have the money when it comes out, or if you were too young to get it then or weren't even born yet.
This does kind of come back to why people not being able to have this content is bad. I think my best answer is...

: I'm saying "Exclusive content" should remain exclusive, IF they
: decide to release exclusive content. If they release exclusive content,
: they should not go back on their word and un-exclusivize it after a
: time, because that is a Bad Thing. If it's timed exclusive, label it timed
: exclusive, or publicize whatever context in which it remains exclusive. --
: Or don't release anything exclusive at all - I'm fine with that too (I'd
: prefer not to see that happen, but better to NOT release stuff that isn't
: what they say it is).

what? you don't want them to stop doing exclusive stuff? why not?
I guess my issue is that it's not so much bad as it's not good, i.e. it doesn't help the majority of the buyers/players, plus it seems like a cash grab a lot of the time, which puts it in questionable territory, and although I don't pirate or reverse-engineer things or otherwise break copyright law (even when it's ridiculous), I do believe to a large degree that information should be free.