Currently, public sub counts are abbreviated in most but not all places across YouTube. In August, we’ll make this more consistent by always showing abbreviated sub counts publicly. Creators: You’ll still see your full sub count in Studio! Learn more → http://yt.be/help/abbrev-count …pic.twitter.com/pmaKk4EU4k
Why is this a needed change? First, you've gotten rid of the YouTube annotations (even the ones that are already made with it), and now you are "minimizing" the sub count!?