Shure needles going away?

Today it was announced is that Shure will discontinue its N447 needles this summer - if true, horrible news for DJs who preferred this classic eqpt for scratching and minimal record wear - more thoughts later - all I know is that Amazon sold out in just a matter of hours - tomorrow I will check local shops in NYC for back ups - big opportunity for Ortofon to take all that market share, we will have to see how this shakes out