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Some commentary from another that actively does genealogy as a hobby: i think it will be good cause the old guys were mis managing In what ways? I know sever
by cordite 6y ago
Some commentary from another that actively does genealogy as a hobby:
i think it will be good
cause the old guys were mis managing
In what ways?
I know several 3rd party developers that were just begging for the opportunity to talk to anybody in the organization about how they could configure there software to have the least impact possible on Ancestry, and they wouldn't reply. And then one day they sent a Cease and Desist order, which alienated thousands of customers who relied on those 3rd party apps. Stuff like that. Nobody listens there.
ah the totally "This is our IP, you can't use it" vs "This is a sales opportunity" mindset.
it's worse than that, they just didn't care.. and then they tried to sell themselves and wanted to minimize costs, and blamed 3rd party guys for how backed up their servers were and bad mouthed them. Tried to make themselves look more profitable than they are
bad culture thing. almost a monopoly
and it's a reputable private equity place - not some vulture company
somebody that will come in and challenge their business model but not tell them how to run their business