I never heard that news but I have a feeling that it sprouted from the Atom release announcement. It breaks my heart when I get to hear such rumors because most of these great software are backed well by the community but just because another software with similar functionality props up, people assume that one of them must have given up.
I am still using ST3 Beta unregistered because currently I do not have the money to afford it but I definitely will support it's development as it is the only text editor which suits me.
That may not be true. Jon Skinner, the developer of ST, is the sole developer but as of a few months ago (may have been longer by now but I don't remember) he added on support for sales. I don't remember the guys name. Jon has done an excellent job of building the application. I'm sad to see it so slow and quiet at the moment. Hopefully everything is well with him.
The person enquiring has clearly baited the support rep into disclosing more info than they would have if it was just a bland question about the release date.
I am still using ST3 Beta unregistered because currently I do not have the money to afford it but I definitely will support it's development as it is the only text editor which suits me.