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They were never under any obligation to use mtgox.com for their original idea for all eternity, and on HN of all places there is no shame in pivoting to a bette
by benologist 13y ago
They were never under any obligation to use mtgox.com for their original idea for all eternity, and on HN of all places there is no shame in pivoting to a better idea.
- gnaritas 13y agoThere's no shame in a pivot, but there's also valid reason to criticize a pivot to something you can't handle. Trading cards is not like trading currencies.
- kinghajj 13y agoThe person who started the card-trading site is not the same person who currently owns MtGox. The original owner did convert it into a Bitcoin exchange, but then sold early on (I believe pre-2011 spike) to let someone else deal with the hassles.
- gnaritas 13y agoI'm aware of that, but it's not relevant to the point I made. If the original site was re-purposed, it doesn't matter who currently owns it.