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[Gareth France <gareth.france@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Thanks for your effort.  Competing with mobile OS's was a mountain to 
> climb, and I actually thought you got pretty close to the peak!
>
> If there's negative comments on this list, it's due to how far the 
> project came against the odds, and frustration at being so close.  And 
> that people barely had time to take in the decision.
>
> This has been one of the most brilliant communities anywhere.  I hope 
> it continues in some sense, because the potential is still world 
> changing.
>
> Thanks for keeping the list open, and all the best!
I do fully understand the negative comments. Communication was very 
mismanaged in the latter stages. I do wonder if that is because Mark and 
other higher ranking officials were agonising over the choice they had 
to make.

It is easy to allow yourself to feel betrayed but take a step back and 
use your head, not your heart. As was already mentioned a lot of cash 
has gone into getting us this far and that is something to be eternally 
grateful for. I for one have a few desktop apps out now which I owe to 
UT, they are spin offs of another dev's phone app. So if it were not for 
UT I would not have gotten my head round packaging and publishing on Ubuntu.

Most importantly I hate my phone, I hate every Android infested moment 
since Ubuntu stopped working on it. I have had the tinyest taste of 
perfection and how am I supposed to make do with anything else? I loved 
my Ubuntu phone and I can't have any ill feeling toward any of the 
people who gave me that experience. Here's to the next chapter in our 
journey!