That would severely cripple remote work/collaboration, which is essential for all megacorps. Unless there's some sort of carve out for that I don't see it happening
Yes, it was soft rebooted for S6-7 because of a major event at the end of S5. About half the cast turned over, though they return for appearances. Ending was pretty satisfying, didn't feel too forced. The DVD box set is pretty nice, though I don't have a lot of those to compare against
They were sold to private equity and are slowly transitioning it away from Derek. That way it can be a brand not directly tied to him and his face