Where is Observable going?

[neocarto]

Notebooks, Framework and now Canevas. So many new features. But Observable cloud depreciated. Notebook gratuity, then no, then yes. So many zigzags too. Where is Observable going? I confess I don't know anymore. For me, Notebooks are a really great tool. It's Observable's strong point. I love them. Notebooks create a community. They enable everyone to progress and help the ecosystem to grow. But I get the impression that it's not evolving any more. No new libs. No new features. It's as if the Observable core team has stopped making it a priority. I hope I'm wrong. Anyway, I think that would be a big mistake. That's my feeling. Answers on the situation are welcome.

[espinielli]

I cannot complain: I use the free notebooks and I can understand that Observable has to make money, so in the end they put the effort where they think they could be a successful company.
A lot of the underlining foundation libraries have always been benevolently made open source...I mean, people have to live, pay mortgages...

[neocarto]

Being profitable doesn't necessarily mean being useful to the community. It can even be conflicting