Originally Posted by supcom
Looks to me more of a way to accommodate disk brakes on a SS MTB than a move toward hub gearing.
The derailleur is alive and well so long as hub gears are heavier and less efficient. And that's not likely to change anytime soon.
Agreed.
However, it appears this is a more universal solution to the problem of having to have a different frame if you want to run fixed gear, hub gear and derailleur because the dropout supports all three.