Will this mean, that the integrated Amazon search in the desktop is also gone forever? I'd like to see Canonical making money with support instead of that Amazon thing or selling "Apps" to the user. That is the number one reason, why I do not recommend Ubuntu. Other than that, I'm amazed how much the community was heard! Also thanks for the in-depth analysis blog post :)

The Amazon thing was gone in 2016. Having an option for integrated payments in the software store is a nice thing, isn't it? You get the donations feature in the store instead of going elsewhere.