I can only laugh. As a 44 year old I have been listening to the same complaints ("Trance now is nothing like what it was") since the genre first evolved.
As for imagining that Armada cintrols everything, not even if you listen To Armin's show. You laugh off small labels but in places I frequent (on 3 continents) I rarely here an Armada track. You want to imagine I know nothing about the genre because I disagree with you? The word "poseur" comes to mind but maybe I'm judging your comments too harshly. Maybe in your corner of the world you only get to hear State of Trance and imagine it represents anything real. If so, travel, you will be a$azed how diverse 0Trance truly is.
As for Armin staying true to the genre seeing as how everybody and their mum are doing mainstream remixes EXCEPT Armin, yeah I definitely see it that way. As I said, making money doesn't equal selling out.