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Re:Bending Spoons makes first post-IPO acquisition with $1.3... by marcyb5st on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @05:59AM (#49166375)
On top of that, isn't Bending Spoons famous for enshittify anything they buy to squeeze every single cent they can? Meaning that their fame would push even more companies/people to do a vibecoded replacement with just the features they need.
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Re:Bending Spoons makes first post-IPO acquisition with $1.3... by Good4boothee on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @06:10AM (#49166469)
Their MO is switching to maintenance mode and running services with skeleton crew. I am not sure if it will work in area exposed to AI, where everyone is by now used to monthly updates and quarterly product releases.
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Re:Bending Spoons makes first post-IPO acquisition with $1.3... by tonyedgecombe on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @06:24AM (#49166571)
There is a lot of inertia to overcome to migrate away from a product like this. My guess is they will be able to milk this for a long time.
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Re:Bending Spoons makes first post-IPO acquisition with $1.3... by epolanski on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @06:19AM (#49166529)
Doesn't matter, has to last and pump the bending stock for the next years, products and money don't matter.
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Re:Bending Spoons makes first post-IPO acquisition with $1.3... by Doctor_Fegg on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @06:02PM (#49175831)
Bending Spoons are all in on AI development. Look at Komoot’s release cadence but also the skyrocketing number of bug reports in the Komoot subreddit.
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