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I don't think you can blame the US government for Dotcom botching this implementation, though.

• MTWomg 14y ago
  Dotcom was not able to hire quality programmers because few (if any) would work for an illegal enterprise.
  • rangibaby 14y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3184517 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3184517
    • MTWomg 14y ago
      I don't see any relation between your link and my comment.
      • hef19898 14y ago
        Maybe the fact SOME programmers even work the Zetas. Unless, that is, you don't consider "copyright piracy" worse than drug trafficing the way the Zetas do...
  • illuminate 14y ago
    I find this doubtful. At worst, you can find persons to "consult" to do the job properly, and they can move on to other projects post-launch. Perhaps his negative reputation preceded him, but that was earned long before the US government's involvement with Megaupload. Heck, I hadn't seen anyone express sympathy for his operations ~until~ the US crackdown.