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I wouldn't be surprised if this was organized and executed by an AirBnB competitor. It is just too malicious and meticulously done to constitute a random crime
by inmygarage 15y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if this was organized and executed by an AirBnB competitor.
It is just too malicious and meticulously done to constitute a random crime (do I watch too many crime shows? maybe.) AirBnB just closed a gigantic $100m round and they are doing phenomenally well, and here comes someone who makes "everyone's worst fears" about lending out their apartment to a stranger come true.
- lsb 15y agoAre the stakes high enough that you'll pay someone who doesn't snitch to screw with your competitor? If you ever get found out, your brand's mostly sunk.
- anonymous246 15y agoInteresting. I can't see the upvotes but your comment didn't go gray on my downvote. I guess the YC/Airbnb/"laws don't apply on the Internet" fanboys are out in force just like I expected.
- inmygarage 15y agoWhat do you mean "laws don't apply on the internet". Someone very clearly broke the law here and should be caught and punished accordingly. That's not the argument - it's that a lot of companies can and will play dirty if they have to. Don't you remember the facebook/google PR scandal from a few months ago? Background: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/05/12/facebook-busted-in-clumsy-smear-attempt-on-google.html http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/05/12/facebook-bu...
- chanon 15y agoIf the competitor was in the same business, I think this kind of story would negatively affect them too. Well, unless hotel chains are cooperating in doing it to tarnish AirBNB's repuatation - but I still think that is unlikely.
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