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Re:Do One Thing by doomrobo on Friday October 30, 2015 @07:44PM (#10481209)
I think Tarsnap is an apt counterexample to your first point. It has a stable API, a very very conservative feature set, and a stable customer base.
Re:Do One Thing by Sfi81 on Friday October 30, 2015 @09:32PM (#10481466)
Sure... but Tarsnap is basically Colin, serving a very niche clientele and unlikely to be worth a few billions. Almost every tool discussed in the article is targeting mass market where such considerations become important at some point.