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Re:Show HN: WriteFreely – minimalist, federated blogging pla... by cphoover on Monday November 12, 2018 @02:22PM (#18434911)
Not a bad business idea.
Re:Show HN: WriteFreely – minimalist, federated blogging pla... by mcbits on Monday November 12, 2018 @05:25PM (#18436538)
Not a bad idea in general, but very risky as an independent business because web hosts can just offer it as a freebie or add-on the moment it starts catching steam with customers. They often already do, although they don't say so or commit to it.
Re:Show HN: WriteFreely – minimalist, federated blogging pla... by ryacko on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @11:34AM (#18442246)
Yes, it would only be viable for local businesses that can compete because they use budget peering or bandwidth.

Not very “next YouTube” in nature.