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This is a form of marketing.
by jedisct1 1y ago
This is a form of marketing.
- ForHackernews 1y agoIt's effective. I feel positively about anyone willing to take Oracle to court.
- NickC25 1y agoI hope this is sarcasm. Larry Ellison is now the wealthiest person on earth and Oracle is an incredibly litigious rent-seeking law firm masquerading as a tech company. Good luck and godspeed to anyone with the balls to think that taking them on is a good idea.
- bigstrat2003 1y agoI think you misread the comment you're replying to as "I think their chances are good", rather than "I think it speaks well of their character". The latter was how I read it, and I believe the intended meaning.
- NickC25 1y agoFair point - apologies for the confusion.
- doctorpangloss 1y agoIt’s a little late for hockey stick growth though, no?
- Goronmon 1y agoThis is a form of marketing. As is the existence of Hacker News.
- johnfn 1y agoYou seem to be implying that it is bad because it is marketing, and marketing is bad. But not all forms of marketing are bad. This is a classic association fallacy[1]. In this case, Deno can both improve perception of their brand and reclaim "JavaScript" -- it's a win-win. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_fallacy
- coldtea 1y ago>But not all forms of marketing are bad. This is a classic association fallacy This is the classic "I'd accused your argument of being a fallacy so you're wrong and I'm right fallacy". Nah, all forms of marketing are bad.
- johnfn 1y agoIt is literally association fallacy. And it is bad because it doesn't lead to a good discussion. Instead of actually talking about whether Deno is doing a good thing, the only way I can respond to "Nah, all forms of marketing are bad." is by saying "no they aren't", which won't change either of our minds and isn't a particularly interesting discussion. You seem to be saying that Deno reclaiming JavaScript is a bad thing? Why?
- coldtea 1y agoWell, ECMAScript is not owned by Oracle, and people can use that.
- afiori 1y agoMarketing is a very wide field, even focusing on good service and good product is a form of marketing
- coldtea 1y ago>focusing on good service and good product is a form of marketing Only if we stretch the meaning of term beyond any reasonable bounds.
- LeFantome 1y agoLetting people know you have a product is marketing. Let people know that they can be trained or educated is marketing. Those are "bad" in your view? Google Summer of Code is bad? Sponsoring the Linux Foundation is bad? Releasing libraries as Open Source is bad? Can you put any colour on your comments. They are difficult to understand.