If they are going to kill of an independent Steem blockchain, there's no way I will support it, I will have to look at other options. Interesting that this is happening around the same time EOS Voice is going to start up. Maybe the thing that gives Steem value, its community, should have offers from Tron and EOS? Both of them seem to have enough funds to entice us.
They bought Steemit, which is not Steem. Still a lot to clarify what their plans are moving into the future. My alliance is with Steem, and I will support nothing that will harm it in anyway.