True that, to some extent.
Updates don't guarantee the expected or hoped outcome.
Back when they updated the games regularly, most updates needed tweaking. What was really cool was that the devs listened to owner's feedbacks and it usually worked out for the best after a few tweaks.
It's also true that when they had come up with dynamic salaries adjustments, which was a great idea, it didn't work out as initially intended, but then again, all it needed was adjusting the formula, so that lesser used players' salary could decrease.
I personally don't need the app but the talk about bringing back Live Play would do it for me.