I guess SD fans have me to thank. Haha.
I had no idea Brian went to Apple. Any inquiry was met with silence. For some reason he hasn't updated his Twitter page to reflect changes.
After all this time I don't think anything said or written by Anand or Brian made a good case against SD cards in smartphones. And I don't expect 2015 flagships to ditch the SD card slot either. If anything the sway seems to be going towards SD cards seeing that OEM's are boasting about adding 128 GB for your storage needs via a card.
Anyways I personally don't care as long as I can get at least 32 GB onboard storage. But I know countless others do.
And I'm happy for Anand. And thankful the site will continue on.