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It is an actual argument, he's saying that your application of this phrase makes no sense here. Are you suggesting startups write their own email server?!?!

• teddyh 7y ago
  If they’re offering e-mail as a service to customers, and trying to differentiate by the features of that service, then probably yes. Otherwise, probably not. Read the linked post to get a more nuanced view of what Joel considers being a “core business function”.
  • diminoten 7y ago
    They're not, no one is talking about that except you. You're completely off topic. This is about startups hosting their own internal IT infrastructure.
    • teddyh 7y ago
      It’s an analogy.
      • diminoten 7y ago
        It literally isn't, as you've presented it.