Pros
There were some amazing people here on the support, product, dev, sales, support, QA, and administrative teams! The products were legitimate, and provided true value. The customers, both internally and externally were amazing. The location was central, and in a beautiful area. The organization was established, teams and processes were tried and true.
Cons
Acquisition by a larger corporation brought about change, in a manner not conducive with maintaining the existing company culture and its close-knit family atmosphere. Focus shifted to metrics and bottom line, abandoning the principals that attracted the talented people, the shoulders and minds of which the company’s amazing customer-base were drawn to. Unfamiliar/unknowing new management was ushered in to save a few dollars, disrupting the well-oiled, smooth-running night machine that was.