Apparently they announced it in November, and the change went through in January (
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/20...ket-2000-2011/ )
So, it only took 3 months for someone on MR to notice.
I don't view this as a "sad" chapter, it's just the nature of technology, especially since you had years of warning. You might as well lament the loss of cassettes, the 8-track, beta tapes, Atari 800 cartridges and punch cards while you're at it.