[cortesoft]

Their revenue was growing pretty steadily for years until this past year. What makes you think they were on a downward spiral this whole time?

[pdimitar]

The "downward spiral" premise I believe refers more to "alienating the players who made the company successful in the first place" and is not at all related to revenue or profit.

I could be wrong -- it's just that this always seems to have been the sentiment on the forums I frequented.