There's no indication that they faced any problems at all. Epic bought them when investment money was abundant, they probably made an offer that the owners cou

There's no indication that they faced any problems at all. Epic bought them when investment money was abundant, they probably made an offer that the owners couldn't refuse. A year later, cash is harder to come by, epic sells off businesses that aren't core. Songtrader, facing the same market conditions as epic, sees layoffs as a cost cutting measure regardless of profitability.