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I'm in full agreement, but I see an even better integration in other product lines (mostly gaming and search) Also, Microsoft doesn't have a generic social net

by csdvrx 3y ago

I'm in full agreement, but I see an even better integration in other product lines (mostly gaming and search) Also, Microsoft doesn't have a generic social network to mine data from. They may prefer to stick to the professional world, but then acquiring a few high value sites just to close their API would be another move. How much $$$ do you think it would take for YC to say "hell yes!" to put HN under Microsoft control? How valuable would it be to add a few conditions like a very generous giveaway of azure credits to HN companies in return of exclusivity (no more S3 or google cloud for the new batch!)

whimsicalism 3y ago
> They may prefer to stick to the professional world, but then acquiring a few high value sites just to close their API would be another move. They already have LinkedIn, which is far more valuable than HN for this purpose.
- csdvrx 3y ago
  Yes, Linkedin is a professional social network, but no, you will not find high quality content there. There's a lot of value for keeping in touch with the zeitgeist (ex: sqlite innovations, llama etc) and finding new trends on HN There's about 0 value from using linkedin.