That is a big FUCK YOU from Chris Roberts to me and all other people who are truly space sim fans but dont really like MMOs.
No, it's him making the kind of game he wants to make. It has nothing to do with "fuck you". I'm not wild about the mmo aspects either (I'm seriously burnt out on mmos), but I'm still curious as to what it'll turn into.
I'm not trying to single you out (at all), but the attitude we sometimes see these days (and believe me, it's not confined to Bluesnews), where, when someone does something someone else may not like (and it's somehow a personal slight), is getting out of hand.
The reality is that no product is perfect for everyone. And when you're trying to appeal to all of the flight/wing commander/space shooter/exploration/sandbox/online universe/man I'm hope there's a good single player in here crowd, it's entirely possible the end product may do a thing a two a certain subset may not like.
Off my soap box now.