The narrative in my mind was that this single developer didn't want to split his profits by hiring more developers. I think it is pretty arrogant for a develope

The narrative in my mind was that this single developer didn't want to split his profits by hiring more developers. I think it is pretty arrogant for a developer to assume they can maintain a multi-platform application the size of Sublime Text by their self. Constantly changing your mind and continually stalling a project is not a mature strategy. It takes discipline to project the correct goals and stick to them.