[owenmarshall]

> In hindsight, seems smart to pull the plug so far in advance.

Not knowing the product, this looks like it may be a valid interpretation; could another be that the project would be more likely to succeed with the commercial backing of a company like Valve?

[bulek]

Absolutely, let me walk back my language so that its clear I'm extrapolating from very limited data.

Edit: I can't edit it anymore. Was going to change it to "Based on this limited insight, it may have been the best option for both parties to part ways given the project teams complaints and valves lack of interest in the product"