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It seems that this is no joke. Which brings me to an interesting question: why would you release anything true on April 1st? It just lends itself to be second
by joshfinnie 17y ago
It seems that this is no joke. Which brings me to an interesting question: why would you release anything true on April 1st?
It just lends itself to be second guessed and it could miss a critical uptake period of the first day of release...
- jackowayed 17y agoIt's fun. You say "No way! That was way too obviously a joke, guys." And they say "seriously, try it", and lo and behold, it actually works. It's kind of like a 2nd-order April Fool's joke--they trick you into thinking they're tricking you.
- india 17y agoNot if your product has a too good to be true factor. For instance, the gmail release worked out really beautifully.
- erlanger 17y agoWhile surprising, I think GitHub's announcement today fails to meet that criteria.
- graywh 17y agoGmail. Gmail's ridiculous "endless" storage space. Both were launched on an April 1.