> So ominous... any hint as to what happened before the next blog post installment?

Looks like they started a new company called TaskTorch. Considering this acquisition happened in 2010 and TaskTorch hasn't really launched yet I'm going to assume they stuck around big company for a few years, hated what they were doing to the software they loved to build and eventually quit after taking their sticking-around bonus.

Good way to announce your new company if I do say so :)