DLive was definitely not having much success here, that´s the true. The majority of STEEM users either are investors that don´t use the platform very much, or are more focused on blogging. And the industry of live streaming is exploding, so I think DLive was afraid of losing this boom that is happening if it was connected to STEEM.
I understand that everybody feels offended by this abandon, especially users and people who supported the project. The only problem is, as you mentioned, their excuses... while they should be thanking for everything that we proportionated to them.