Oh my gosh. I just want to say that the news below absolutely blows my mind. It was one that was actually on my top 5 wanted, mainly due to the graphics, and their team must just have had a major exodus, morale low because the game wasn't going according to plan, or just the design was wrong and they didn't have the resources to complete it. Whatever the case folks, it's NOT because they want to support the original Ultima Online and its 230,000 subscribers. There was something wrong with Origin though we're not likely to discover what that is from their press releases.
Yes, supporting UO is the path they now have to take, but it wasn't the reason for the demise of Origin... this is sad news and I'm sorry for the team.