The bleed shouldn't actually surprise anyone who knows how the acquisition actually happened. It only surprises tech reporters who are universally oblivious to this part.

If someone said: "We're buying the company you work for, and you're going to get $$$$$ out of the deal. You get some of it up-front, and the rest dolled out over the next four years." Well, now the four years are up. Do you stay and continue to simply work for $, or do you take a break and find something new to do with your life?