I have no knowledge of what happened at Parse but based on other experiences I&#x27;ve had, a &quot;sudden&quot; shutdown could be a sign of things being done correctly.<p>Too often, products are in an extended state of limbo.  Internally, the company has given up on it but has been dragging its feet on making the decision to shut it down (or just slow about making the decision public).<p>As a user, I like to know ASAP if a product I use is probably being killed.<p>From the company&#x27;s perspective, keeping a product around half-assedly will probably lead to a slow death anyway; just kill it quickly.