Samsung readying 11.8-inch tablet with ‘retina’ display, say court documents
At that post, they extracted a Samsung diagram that’s ominous for 7.7 owners and potential buyers:
An X like that typically indicates a product will be discontinued.
Since Apple has managed to get the Galaxy Tab 7.7 banned throughout the European Union, Samsung probably figures the market for it has been reduced too much for their investment to pay off.
Samsung already quietly discontinued its Galaxy Tab 8.9.