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Re:Bending Spoons makes first post-IPO acquisition with $1.3... by JoeBOFH on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @07:19AM (#49166992)
I was sad when Airtable bought Airplane.dev because that was a dirty move they pulled. Now let’s see if that’s how they get treated.
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Re:Bending Spoons makes first post-IPO acquisition with $1.3... by acjohnson55 on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @03:49PM (#49174049)
Airplane was an awesome product, but I think that was basically just an aquihire. I don't think Airplane had built a sustainable business.
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Re:Bending Spoons makes first post-IPO acquisition with $1.3... by JoeBOFH on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @11:21PM (#49178228)
Yeah they folded it in 30 days. It was most definitely a hiring poach thing. We ended up with Windmill.dev
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Re:Bending Spoons makes first post-IPO acquisition with $1.3... by DANmode on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @12:34AM (#49178600)
Windmill looks to have an excellent community around it.

Anyone been bit by it?

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