If you're a user who signed up because of the new tagline:
> Your photo mess, solved.
I'd be pissed right now. Not solved, the company's out of business. This is why I won't sign up for another web service that isn't open source again. I'll gladly pay for hosting, but core technology must be libre.
As a user, I get pissed off with acquihires, or pivots. Those can feel like a breech of trust.
This is different. It's pretty clear that the Everpix team worked hard to deliver the service they were selling, and in the end, failed.
I love(d) Everpix. It really did solve my photo mess, and their daily "flashbacks" were a welcome dose of nostalgia, delivered to my inbox every morning. There are other photo services that do similar things to Everpix, but none that can match their unique combination of pricing, ease of use and the brilliant flashbacks.
I'm sad that I lost a service I really really liked, but far from pissed off, at least at the company itself. They created an awesome service, and hopefully one that will soon be copied by a more financially stable successor.
But your photos are much more important than the life span of one company. So if you're truly trying to solve photos, it has to be as an open source project.
> Your photo mess, solved.
I'd be pissed right now. Not solved, the company's out of business. This is why I won't sign up for another web service that isn't open source again. I'll gladly pay for hosting, but core technology must be libre.