Sparrow bled the product dry a week ago by having a sale and then doing this. It seems underhanded. This is implies that either (1) the profit made from sellin

Sparrow bled the product dry a week ago by having a sale and then doing this. It seems underhanded. This is implies that either (1) the profit made from selling the app a week ago was distributed to the old shareholders before the sale went through or (2) the profit made was a factor in Google deciding to acquire. Otherwise, how could this benefit the Sparrow guys in any way? Neither of those seems likely. I would guess the Sparrow guys did what everyone advises in this situation: Assume the sale will fall through, until they sign on the dotted line. In the meantime, do what you were going to do anyway.