Adobe has announced that, effective May 5th, 2010, their InContext Editing service will be discontinued.  The company has announced that they will cease development of the online content management service and disallow new users and website registrations at that time.  Existing users will be able to continue using it through early to mid-2011.  After that, Adobe InContext Editing will shutdown indefinitely as a standalone service.

The FAQ page on Adobe’s website stated the following:

Why is Adobe discontinuing the development of InContext Editing?
Improved content management support was the most commonly requested feature from customers. To meet our customers’ demands for more advanced functionality, InContext Editing will be integrated with Business Catalyst, our online business platform. In addition to offering an advanced yet easy-to-use content management system, Business Catalyst combines more than five essential online business tools in one integrated solution. It enables web professionals to build what their clients need, whether it’s a simple informative website or a powerful online store — quickly and without programming.

Also according to their FAQ page, technical support will also be discontinued for the InContext Service.  That leaves current Adobe InContext Editor users with few options.  Either subscribe to a Standard ($995) or Premium ($1995) plan with Adobe’s Business Catalyst platform, or find themselves an alternative simple CMS solution for their websites.