User blog comment:Brandon Rhea/Why Fandom Evolves: A Look Ahead in 2017/@comment-5143323-20170112170935/@comment-26402117-20170113111429

Money isn't evil, or good, or sentient. It is a means to an end, and its clear that Fandom prioritizes a set of specific needed upgrades to their other products over maintaining two products for no reason.

Some wikis are actually using Discussions with Forum regardless, as they have needs that Discussions will presumably address in further updates.