What Are Six Apart’s Plans For Vox?

I saw an interesting give-and-take this morning about the future of Vox, by active (former) users.

 

First off, let me say it: yes, I am a tumbler. My other blog is /ambivalence.

I am also exploring ways to make this blog more of a tumble-ish experience, short of moving it (although I have considered that, too). Recently, Six Apart has made great strides with new social features built into Typepad, and this has diverted its attention from Vox, an earlier attempt to make its blogging services more social.

So: is Six Apart taking its eyes off Vox? That service hasn’t done too well, and it isn’t based on the open follow social motif like Tumblr. The discussion here was actually about logging into Vox from New Zealand, but that is almost secondary to the perception that Six Apart isn’t responsive.

If Six Apart discourages users, for whatever reason, will Vox users switch to Typepad’s new model, or defect wholesale to Tumblr? If the interchange above is an indicator, they will fall into Tumblr’s arms.