They made $102M of revenue from support in the latest quarter. Their cost for providing the support was $15M, and their entire R&D costs were $54M. (Professional services was a tiny amount of revenue in comparison, and at break-even.)
Clearly support and services could easily generate enough revenue to sustain development. What it can't currently sustain is their $91M / quarter of sales and marketing.
They made $102M of revenue from support in the latest quarter. Their cost for providing the support was $15M, and their entire R&D costs were $54M. (Professional services was a tiny amount of revenue in comparison, and at break-even.)
Clearly support and services could easily generate enough revenue to sustain development. What it can't currently sustain is their $91M / quarter of sales and marketing.