> I guess our public silence the last few months already said a lot. It is not out of disrespect that our communication dropped to almost zero… it is out of sha

> I guess our public silence the last few months already said a lot. It is not out of disrespect that our communication dropped to almost zero… it is out of shame. PG has actually written on this subject: http://www.paulgraham.com/die.html http://www.paulgraham.com/die.html Basically, if a company stops communicating, it's almost a sure sign that it's in its death throes, and if a company is doing well, it's going to try to reach out as much as possible so they can show off how well they're doing.