It's a weird comment which makes it sound like previously they either weren't making intelligent decisions or had no clue how to defend the decisions they made.
What I find most interesting about the posting is the demographic they listed. Sims used to be unique in that it was 50/50 male/female. It looks like their narrowing of focus did cause a lot of people to leave the franchise, but they probably picked up enough to make up for it. It wouldn't surprise me if EA figured that if men, young men in particular, weren't playing Sims, they'd be playing other EA games whereas young women would not be.
Or not. But it's pretty obvious I'm not a part of their target audience at this point so I'm not fussed. Crusader Kings 3 is a really fun sandbox.
