July 14, 2014 (Mon): Magento, Inc., an e-commerce unit owned by eBay has announced that the company will shut down Magento Go and ProStores by February 1, 2015. The merchant stores will not be affected during coming Holiday shopping season and they will still get customer service from Magento until February 1, 2015.
According to Magento, the decision was made after the company decided to focus on their flagship products – Magento Enterprise Edition and Magento Community Edition, as well as developing the next generation platform, Magento 2.
The merchants are advised to migrate their stores to Magento Enterprise Edition, Magento Community Edition or other eCommerce providers before February next year.