User blog comment:Captain Dashing/Barbossa... the Hero?/@comment-1984959-20120518131158/@comment-1984959-20120518142615

To be honest, I can't really predict on if Jack and Barbossa's fight for the Pearl is truly over or not. On one hand, yes, Barbossa has a new ship and a sword that can control it, hence why some would believe Barbossa is..."happy"?(I dunno if that's the right way to put it; but there ya go lol)

However... with info I may have gathered(from both the film and certain sources), I believe he's kinda forced to keep the QAR. Alright, let's look at the facts from OST:
 * Barbossa lost the Pearl, which also costed him his leg, causing him to want revenge against Blackbeard. He finally gets his revenge by killing Blackbeard, in honor of the Pearl("For the Pearl"), and claims Blackbeard's ship, crew and sword. Barbossa finds the QAR and captains it as he would the Black Pearl(well without the "controlling the ship with a sword" business ).
 * But here's the thing that makes me think he's "forced" to keep the QAR: Barbossa doesn't seem to know the Pearl 's true fate. True he said "Taken, not lost", which one would think he's implying his knowledge of the Pearl 's fate. However, he didn't tell Jack specifically what happen...which I would think he would've said(especially after what he and Jack have been through). So I think he doesn't know the Pearl 's fate and used the term "taken" in a figurative manner.

To shorten my above statement: if Barbossa knew the Pearl was still usable, he'd take it...but if not, he's sticking with the QAR. Please note that my answer shouldn't affect Barbossa's use of the QAR in P5(Barbossa QAR action is a must, right?)

But then, anything we say regarding what will happen in terms of Jack and Barbossa in the future is fans' speculation, some of which may or may not happen in P5. We'll have to wait and see what happens. ;)