Sikorsky need to pay all those nice technicians, engineers and test pilots a salary so that they can pay their mortgage and put food on the table. All those selfish individuals won't work for peanuts, claiming instead that they want some security in their old age. Amazing really.
Regarding shareholders, well, that's just the way the economy works. In the UK we regularly see some engineering company or another close because "the city" doesn't like the idea of long term investment for a small return. In fairness, i'm impressed Sikorsky continues to function only 12 miles from New York.
But these are not topics for this thread, please!
Concerning the 30 year gap from S69 to X2, i agree it can be seen as a shame. However it has been 35 years since Gene Cernan set the lunar challenge of today to forge man's destiny of tomorrow in Taurus-Littrow, and only now are Moon return missions being planned. In both cases the required market interest, to justify further development investment, just wasn't there.
Let's face it no one else has even tried to push a pure helicopter to 250kts.
But Sikorsky have now picked up where they left off, and frankly should be congratulated for making the effort.