If they are actually out of money, they don't have any other option than to shut it down. You can't blame anyone for that. A lot of startups wouldn't have the o

If they are actually out of money, they don't have any other option than to shut it down. You can't blame anyone for that. A lot of startups wouldn't have the option to budget for an orderly shutdown. But their email doesn't say anything about being out of money, just that they are focusing on a different technology. That's why I brought it up. If you have to shut down, own up to the real reason. If not, you are screwing your users to focus on something else. I'd bet that they just can't cover the bills anymore, though.