Communication isn't the same, it's been VASTLY better*, I don't even know how anyone here can try to argue otherwise...
Has there been cock-ups? Most definitely. Has communication reverted to the "bad old Maemo 4-6x days?" Not even close. Could it get better? Most definitely.

*here's just one recent example amongst multitudes
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...04#post1401504