It should be noted that I strongly suspect the "declining usage" and "unsustainable maintenance mode" was a self-fulfilling prophecy. I would frequently want t

It should be noted that I strongly suspect the "declining usage" and "unsustainable maintenance mode" was a self-fulfilling prophecy. I would frequently want to tune in to a Periscope of a commentator, and then discover that if I locked my phone to listen to, rather than watch, the commentator, the stream would immediately halt. That shitty behavior that EVERY FREAKING USER complained about made me stop using the app. I've seen this many times in my career: The suits refuse to invest in a piece of tech, and then cite the loss of users as a reason to not invest, despite clear evidence that the loss of users is caused by the lack of investment.