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Re:Ask HN: Why do non-techies simply not "get" the idea of a... by JabavuAdams on Wednesday January 28, 2009 @12:49AM (#453391)
History looks backwards, but decisions have to be made looking forwards.

How do you distinguish the case where you do something unpopular, refuse to change it to conform to your users' wishes, and are wrong?

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Re:Ask HN: Why do non-techies simply not "get" the idea of a... by mikeyur on Wednesday January 28, 2009 @02:32AM (#453477)
It's a gamble you have to take. Facebook has enough users and enough people depend on the platform that they can make a change (not too drastic) and not many, if any people will leave.
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