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If there's only one copy of an article stored on Readability's servers, then I'd say they're a publisher. If they store everyone's articles separately, then th
by Flenser 16y ago
If there's only one copy of an article stored on Readability's servers, then I'd say they're a publisher. If they store everyone's articles separately, then they're a service.
- ugh 16y agoWell, that’s a meaningless distinction. Those technical details don’t change a thing for the user or the business. (Did you know that Dropbox will upload identical files only once?) They are interesting to engineers and developers but no one else. You can define “publisher” and “service” like that but it would be meaningless and arbitrary.
- buro9 16y agoAt what level would that apply? If they're using EMC for storage, then even if their database says they have 1,000 copies they would only physically have 1 (although not quite true as then you have backup, replication, etc). It's a meaningless distinction and certainly not one that should be dreamt up by a tech company.