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Re:Apple's Power Move to Kneecap Facebook Advertising Is Wor... by TeMPOraL on Friday September 24, 2021 @04:12AM (#28639801)
> This really reminds me of the infamous HN Dropbox comment, but worse.

Or at least the common misconception about it. See [0] for a summary of how the comment was actually mostly spot on, and even YC agreed[1]. Quoting dang, "we should see it as a successful conversation with a graceful ending, rather than mocking someone for not knowing the future".

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[0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23229275

[1] - "When YC funded Dropbox, it was because they believed in Drew, not file synchronization"

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Re:Apple's Power Move to Kneecap Facebook Advertising Is Wor... by yunohn on Friday September 24, 2021 @07:51AM (#28641143)
No, I disagree. Similar to that infamous comment, the person above was reducing multiple full featured social media platforms to BBForums. While the context and outcome night be different, the gist is still the same.
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