The End of Second Life

I found an interesting graphic on the population of Second Life that reveals it may be ripe for being replaced. In the article, "SL Population Crash Continues," Pixeleen Mistral published this interesting graphic showing the steady drop in the number of players logged in at any given moment:

It seems the growing use of Opensim may be a factor. Or perhaps it is coincidence that Opensim launched at the same time that Second Life usage started to decline. Here is a chart showing the growth of Opensim (from Hypergrid Business article, "Clouds Help Propel Opensim Growth"):

Given the much lower cost of Opensim, it might be time for us to switch!