"We have made the decision to evolve our company mission and, as of today, we will no longer offer downloads." is the least respectful and most opaque phrase I've ever heard. What would have been the risk of something more honest and direct?
Seriously. This is beyond crass. Not 2 months ago, I came this close to betting on and recommending FoundationDB. Today I would have been swimming in a world of shit (not to mention wasted time) had I recommended these guys.
I'm never one to begrudge exits, but they blew this. Even if financial circumstances meant they had to turn down the product, there are way better ways to do that before yanking everything and disappearing.
Dave Scherer, Dave Rosenthal: I hope you're stocking up for a long cozy retirement at Apple. I honestly don't know how you expect to be trusted by a faithful early adopter ever again.
Indeed - this reads as "we no longer need you, the customer, so screw you". Not a good look for anyone who is looking to move on from this company, especially if they are in management and presumably would have had something to say about how things wound down.
