It's me, Pete... from the podcast.

Courier isn’t coming after all. Predictable.

Microsoft confirms, kills Courier in one fell swoop

Yup, predictable. From Engadget:

It seems, however, that things just didn’t manage to take shape, and word was handed down very recently that the incubation period had reached its conclusion – sans product – and resources would be directed elsewhere.

As a final note, I still love my currently-available-in-stores iPad.