I was tempted, but then I thought- do I want to spend money on a product that isn't going anywhere, and probably won't recieve much support? Or are they considering continuing with it if they recieve enough support?
You're on the right track with your last question. Why should there be further development, if there seems no demand for the products developed? Show us your support and we'll show you ours. Hesitate to buy anything, keep your dollars and you'll drive away all people still working full-time for the platform. Easy equation

Seems an odd time to quit development just before a major OS launch....
.. haven't we been "just before a major OS launch" for .. hmm .. the last 10 years or so? Besides, development was suspended, not quit.