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Agreed. Craigslist masquerades as some kind of pseudo non-profit (".org") like it's doing the world a favor being a barebones piece of crap. But the reality is
by wes-exp 14y ago
Agreed. Craigslist masquerades as some kind of pseudo non-profit (".org") like it's doing the world a favor being a barebones piece of crap. But the reality is that it's an entrenched monopoly squatting on a huge piece of economic land and letting it languish. There are so many features and services that could be useful in this space that just aren't getting created.
I sincerely hope that the courts demolish craigslist's attempts to block smaller players from creating actual utility in the classifieds market.
- hyperbovine 14y ago"More features" is not the answer. I know you think it's the answer, but me and a billion other satisfied CL users are here to insist that it's not.
- wes-exp 14y agoI appreciate a minimalist UI design. I really do. But I don't see it as mutually exclusive to providing genuinely useful features. IMO craigslist could add a number of features w/o sacrificing its core minimalism. Case in point: would you prefer Craigslist to drop the new maps feature?
- RestlessMind 14y agoIf you think "actual utility" can be created in this space, just create it and masses will follow. Why do you need help from courts?