W lipcu zeszłego roku dałem cynk o starcie Stage6 – platformy z plikami wideo. Autorami Stage6 są ludzie z DivX, Inc.. Dziś o 1:15 dostałem e-mail od Spinnera pracującego w DivX, że z dniem 28 lutego zamykają serwis.

(…) I’m writing this message today to inform you that we plan to shut down Stage6 on February 28, 2008. Upload functionality has already been turned off, and you’ll be able to view and download videos until Thursday.

I know this news will come as a shock and disappointment to many Stage6 users, and I’d like to take a few moments to explain the reasons behind our decision.

(…) So why are we shutting the service down? Well, the short answer is that the continued operation of Stage6 is a very expensive enterprise that requires an enormous amount of attention and resources that we are not in a position to continue to provide. There are a lot of other details involved, but at the end of the day it’s really as simple as that. (…)

Wielka szkoda. Serio.