Ah! I hadn't noticed. And then Casey posted this on Reddit just a couple of days ago:
Yeah, so that's a major bummer. Honestly, this feels a bit like the Snuggies "S.Ex." mistake, but on a more basic, design level. I.e., it's a screw-up that a simple name change won't be able to fix. (Although they'll probably want a name change too, because "Preschool" for a diaper is weird and nonsensical.) I would think that most AB/DL types who want a printed, cloth-backed diaper are wanting the closest thing they can get to a modern baby diaper. By reverting to adhesive tapes and adding an additional pair, I suspect that the appeal of the design will be quite limited. It will appeal neither to the plastic fanciers nor to those wanting "adult-sized, modern Pampers".
Lame.
But we shall see, I s'pose. It may limp along for a while, if only because it will still be the only cloth-backed AB/DL diaper out there. It would seem quite a bit more vulnerable now, though.
I also wonder what Casey is referring to here when he talks about "problems with a single tape hook and loop ...". I don't remember too many people complaining. I would think that most of the problems with such a design would be common to a single pair of adhesive tapes as well. Bambino proved that stretchy sides could be done (though they still haven't brought that diaper to market), so I'd hoped that ABU would do the same. Although I don't care for Bambino's hybrid, from a marketing standpoint it seems like by far the more sensible approach: Taking a popular plastic diaper and sprinkling on some additional comfort and convenience without totally alienating customers. The ABU hybrid simply takes qualities that appeal to cloth-backed diaper fans and gets rid of them. :shrug: Whacky!