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Not sure why Thomson should need to make a point about using bolts from other companies, surely that is the responsibility of the user?
I love the clamp design as it makes it so easy to make minor adjustments to seat angle, but then I always use proper tools rather than multi-tools :-)
And the default for a seatpost is to have setback, so in fact it is the inline post which is an oddity and for most would put the saddle too far forward (when compared to 99% of seatposts)
Thomson use the layback so they can retain their clamping mechanism but still offer setback to match 'normal' seatposts

it's no biggy - you're right, it's not their product that failed but at the time the bolts were sold as an upgrade for the thomson post, thomson should have told retailers about any concerns - i'm just bitter because of my experience - i thought the layback posts were ugly before that happened :)