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It’s amazing how confident people in this forum can be about things they have no insight into sometimes. You may be right! But what’s your evidence for “NYT is

• rglullis 5y ago
  > But what’s your evidence for “NYT is into seeking rent”? Aside from the eyeballs, please tell me what value is there in the wordle property to justify buying it for millions of dollars? If the game itself was using interesting closed technology or had any other kind of intellectual property attached to it, then maybe it could be justified. But nobody spends that amount of money if they are not looking for ways to make it back manifold.
  • RC_ITR 5y ago
    You don't think 'Good UX" is technology? EDIT: or are you implying that NYT should have just copied it, rather than rewarding the creator?
    • rglullis 5y ago
      If the product already has millions of users who need no training or coaching to get using it, the "Good UX" is already there. > Are you implying that NYT should have just copied it, rather than rewarding the creator? I am not implying anything. I am stating that the only thing that the NYT (or anyone else really) would be interested in buying from wordle is the user base, they made an investment and they will look for ways to get their money back. Everything else is easy to replicate. It's hard to think of a way where they can get their money back that doesn't destroy or puts a limit on the things that make it so appealing to people. If you think that any corporation has any interest of giving away millions of dollars to someone as "reward", I have a bridge to sell you.