Re:Ask HN: How many of you have used Orkut?
by Ice_cream_suit on Friday April 13, 2018 @06:21AM
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I did, for all of 5 minutes.
There was nothing compelling about that product.
Orkut's death was unnoticed and unmourned.
I am mildly surprised that Google wasted money on it for 10 years. However Google's lack of focus in it's pre-Pichai years was notorious, and undoubtedly explains this.
I am mildly surprised that Google wasted money on it for 10 years. However Google's lack of focus in it's pre-Pichai years was notorious, and undoubtedly explains this.