Dunno about that Forrest Fruit. I think Michael's exit was anticipated a couple of months ago. The reason I say that, is that Michael was supposed to present at a conference two months ago and the company substituted Atikem in his stead. There was a bit of speculation as to why on the forums when that happened.
With that said, I DO feel that Michael's exit was very poorly handled. The selloff was very predictable in absence of any "Fluff" in that PR.