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I can't imagine that AirBnb are "done for" after one such incident. I think the real issue here is that HN readers, the kind who root for startups to "stick it
by jamesgagan 15y ago
I can't imagine that AirBnb are "done for" after one such incident. I think the real issue here is that HN readers, the kind who root for startups to "stick it to the man", so to speak, are disheartened to see their champions acting like the old regime. That's why this topic, and the public bun fight in the aftermath have generated so much discussion.
- gobongo 15y agoI can easily imagine they are done for. Not because of the PR backlash, but because what they are doing is already quasi-illegal in a lot of places and one juicy story like this that the media, lawyers and politicians can jump on is just about all it will take to eventually remove the "quasi" part.
- access_denied 15y agoNow that you are saying it, I find that it also adds to the "bad integrity" flavour of AirBnB's actions in general. How can bet your career on a half-ilegal business model? I understand sometimes you have to be "crazy" to get a company going et al, but there is still something to the fact, that these guys were ready to do it, specially after 'craigslist' and 'EJ'.