Well.. it depends on what you consider unfair. Utopian will stil work, just with less punch. That does not mean any rules are changed. I also don't think that Steem Inc is obligated in any way to support Utopian. Considering that and other things, one may consider unfair that they do support Utopian and not all other activities :) But, jokes aside, it'd be somwhat unfair if they didn't notify about that and if  we were meant to contribute solely for profit. They did, and we are not, so from my point of view it's as fair as it could be. They even stated when they'll delegate SP again, so if someone is really keen on the profit, they can just wait that week and post afterwards. Keep in mind that there is no guarantee that utopian will vote-up on that contribution, even if the contribution is fine&dandy, there's still no guarantee..

Btw. I don't really know what account Steem Inc uses, and how much they did delegate, but I just looked at utopian-io delegators and amounts at https://helloacm.com/tools/steemit/delegators/ (or https://join.utopian.io/sponsors/) and utopian-io still has a tremendous power.. If they upvote a post, that will be significant, even without Steem Inc power to back them.