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Pretty brutal outlook so far. TikTok either gets banned by Trump or is acquired by one of two companies who both have an outstanding reputation for killing the
by 8jy89hui 6y ago
Pretty brutal outlook so far. TikTok either gets banned by Trump or is acquired by one of two companies who both have an outstanding reputation for killing the companies that they buy.
- avalys 6y agoLinkedIn, GitHub and Minecraft are all still alive and in reasonably good health.
- nodesocket 6y agoMicrosoft is not like the Microsoft of past. They are admittedly (coming from an Apple enthusiast) eons more acquisition friendly and technology driven (vs business driven).
- scruffyherder 6y agoMy danger sidekick says otherwise.
- Closi 6y agoHand on heart, do you believe Danger would still be around producing smartphones if they weren’t acquired?
- scruffyherder 6y agoYes, they could have had a chance too expand the platform and evolve. The sidekick also ran NetBSD, they weren’t crippled with crappy embedded OS like other devices of the time.
- ephemeralism 6y agoOr the third option, it doesn't get sold and it doesn't get banned.
- TMWNN 6y agoIf you're one of those who expect a) Biden to win in November and b) not continue a Trump ban, you should know that US governmental skepticism of TikTok's user data vis-a-vis China is bipartisan.