Company got assfucked by inside corruption. Some guy stole millions of dollars of money while the company was already struggling to keep up in the market.
Realistically though? As much as I think they're neat cameras, they just didn't do anything the best. People can yell about muh reech and weather sealing all they want, but APS-C options exist for the same money that do the same things but better, AND you're normally buying into a lens mount that has options for full-frame when you want a big-boy camera.
M43's single saving grace imo is their ability to adapt vintage lenses, and with Olympus you got IBIS no matter what body you had, so it's the best way to use anything with a cheap adapter so long as the lens has an aperture ring.
>>4378948that is the evf