Guess he had nothing else to do back then, and today it's just freelancing on Rikudous projects when he gets the time, i guess...
Who knows, they're probably still good friends afterall, i'm sure if either of them had some spare time, they'd help each others, just not as frequently as it used to be...
PS, The Owner kicks ass... And so does the Manager, and with both together, we reach a whole new level of awesome-win