A cowardly decision? Do you have any idea how stressful it is running a team of 30 employees and tens of millions of dollars in financing and not having a clear path to turn it into a successful company? OMGPOP made great video games for 5 years and none of them stuck. They deserve recognition for sticking to their vision and eventually finding one that is a hit, I can totally imagine why the team wants to sell and not have to worry about the next hit.
"They deserve recognition for sticking to their vision and eventually finding one that is a hit"
They absolutely do. But they are now the latest example of what not to do the second you finally gain traction. As I said in another comment, Facebook got this right. So many others do not, and it is really a pity in the social gaming space as there is a huge need for somebody to compete with Zynga.
It took OMGPOP over 5 years of concentrated efforts to succeed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_games_on_Omgpop
Stop being so unbelievably rude.