Is "migration to azure" or "microsoft acquisition" a cause or a symptom? I'm wondering to what extent the natural life cycle of SaaS products comes down to: th

Is "migration to azure" or "microsoft acquisition" a cause or a symptom? I'm wondering to what extent the natural life cycle of SaaS products comes down to: the company grows, the old guard with good technical taste move on, bad technical decisions are made, quality declines, users move on.