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I wouldn’t even look at startups if there is a viable open source alternative. Most startups are just looking to get a big enough user base to get bought by the
by havilland 2y ago
I wouldn’t even look at startups if there is a viable open source alternative. Most startups are just looking to get a big enough user base to get bought by the big players.
- bishbosh 2y agoExactly, any startup will just be on a different place of the enshitification curve.
- freedomben 2y agoAgreed, though personally if their product is open source or source available, I'm much less concerned since I'm not screwed if/when they enshittify or go belly up.
- orangesite 2y agoWhomever is downvoting you clearly has an interest in one or more startups.
- squigz 2y agoLet's not forget the HN is literally about startups. Easy to forget that and think it's just "hackers" and "nerds" sharing cool links. It's not.
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