I think that's a good point. I also think another way to look at it would be to actually understand their marketing and sales spend and look at what this cost represents.

If they've ceased all marketing and just hope MM will take up the slack, it might be a dumb move. If they have too many software or back office or whatever people, the decision to let them go is completely decoupled from what they spend on marketing. It's not an either / or, it's different part of the business entirely.