Sorry but I did try to give that impression with the title and first sentence!
Is still possibly good news. I think that there's still scope for Paramo to improve their offerings. They're still not supplying a full, modern range of designs IMHO. I wonder whether this change could enable further modernisation of their designs whilst maintaining some older designs for existing fans of them.
As to nikwax I'm not a fan really. They once released a sun protection lotion with insect repellent that I think isn't made now. It left my whole torso and parts of my legs covered in hives that kept me from sleeping. I've never before or after had such a reaction and it took a few weeks To go after I binned it. I needed I was told to take anti histamines twice a day and if it's bad I could take a third, that's two or three "one a day tablets" to cope with it. I've never had an allergic reaction to any chemical before or since so I think they had an issue with the formulation.