4 ms·
The notion of 30 year old websites seems incredibly alien to me, but I suppose there is no real reason why that should never happen.
by jlgreco 13y ago
The notion of 30 year old websites seems incredibly alien to me, but I suppose there is no real reason why that should never happen.
- hkmurakami 13y agospeaking of which, what are some of the oldest web services that are still prominent today? iirc Amazon is approaching 20 years.
- noblethrasher 13y agoI enumerated several here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5740969 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5740969. They're all between 14 and 20 years old.
- patio11 13y agoI empathize with that feeling, but would point out that if they were people, Intel would be getting yearly prostate screenings, Accenture would be retired, and Nintendo would be dead.
- jlgreco 13y agoOh, for sure. The web still feels so young though, but I suppose there is no reason these companies would not be able to move with technology as it dramatically changes, as the companies you mention have (particularly Nintendo).
- graycat 13y agoYes, but since Intel does seem to be still standing, they would pass a prostrate screening. However, they might want a prostate screening. Indeed, as I recall, Andy Grove did.
- orangethirty 13y agoGoogle would be entering puberty, Microsoft and Apple would be bowling buddies, Yahoo would be a college student with a major in a dead language, YC would be the guy everyone wants to be friends, eBay would be a flea market sales person, and Craigslist would be one of those 2-for-1 prostitutes. (:
- jbooth 13y agoAccenture would be in the witness protection program or jail.
- rdl 13y agoI'm sure people once felt the same way about the notion of "cars and planes made by companies and not gentlemen-adventurers".
- rmc 13y ago30 year tech companies do exist though. Apple & Microsoft for example.