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I just don't understand... what features were people expecting sparrow to add? That they are now disappointed about not getting anymore? I have yet to hear anyone who expressed their disappointment about the announcement say anything specific about what they thought they were losing.

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They're not even losing anything, because the app didn't disappear into thin air. To be completely honest, I think most of this is simply people being a little dramatic.

It's perfectly feasible to keep software working indefinitely, but our industry is nowhere near mature enough to do it. In just a few years this unmaintained app will become unusable over some gratuitous platform change. But hey, they knew they weren't getting source when they bought it.

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