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Re:Glitch by Fog Creek by nicc on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @05:38PM (#13871700)
Wow, so when he says "We have developed some unique messaging technology with applications outside of the gaming world and a smaller core team will be working to develop new products." he's talking about Slack..?
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Re:Glitch by Fog Creek by atombender on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @11:19PM (#13873563)
Yep. Stewart Butterfield & co. failed to develop a web-based online game, it reused parts of the game framework to create Flickr. Then, years later, he tried to create a new game, Glitch, and during development they built Slack as an internal tool. Glitch failed, Slack was spun out. He keeps trying to make games, but the universe wants him to create Internet startups instead. Third time the charm, perhaps.
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Re:Glitch by Fog Creek by allover on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @07:38PM (#13872556)
> Wow, so when he says [...]

Wrong thread? Not clear what you're referring to?

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Re:Glitch by Fog Creek by jlgaddis on Tuesday March 14, 2017 @08:37PM (#13872897)
He's referring to a comment [0] in the above-linked HN thread [1].

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4786931

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4786514

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