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It's great to see some people maintain their integrity even while others are selling out.

a1a 13y ago
Apples and oranges: Notch is made $100 million, just in 2012 [1]. That being said - I am truly thankful that he is taking a stand, I certainly hope others will follow. Either way, Zuckerberg will learn his lesson; you do not fuck up a crowd-funded project. [1] http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/01/minecrafts-notch-on-earning-101m-in-2012-its-weird-as-f/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/01/minecrafts-notch-on-earnin...
- pekk 13y ago
  Notch hasn't had a shortage of offers for Minecraft. Oculus took roughly as much in VC as Notch made in 2012, and they didn't even get to the point of selling a real product before they sold to Facebook.
- tlrobinson 13y ago
  "you do not fuck up a crowd-funded project" Oculus raised $75M after their Kickstarter. Crowd-funding was a stepping stone. And it remains to be seen whether Facebook "fucks it up" or turns it into something amazing look Google did with Android.
  - a1a 13y ago
    Google did fuck up Android (privacy wise). (1) Requirement of a Google account (i.e. forced correlation of your phone with youtube, google searches, google analytics, google ... ), (2) Ever checked those privileges on the default applications - that you can't disable or remove? Why are those closed-source by the way?, (3) Search the web for more examples. Either way, I agree that I made an assumption - but - this is kinda related: http://bgr.com/2014/03/06/facebook-android-app-permissions/ http://bgr.com/2014/03/06/facebook-android-app-permissions/ Crowd funding is not only about money. Your funders also invest emotions into the project. I am mad, I think others will be as well. To quote Notch[1]: "And I did not chip in ten grand to seed a first investment round to build value for a Facebook acquisition." [1] http://notch.net/2014/03/virtual-reality-is-going-to-change-the-world/ http://notch.net/2014/03/virtual-reality-is-going-to-change-...
- dragonwriter 13y ago
  Eh, if people wanted control, they shouldn't back a Kickstarter, which doesn't offer any control. You back a Kickstarter, and you get (if you're lucky) the rewards offered for your contribution level.
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ps4fanboy 13y ago
Selling out, what are you even talking about.

a1a 13y ago

Apples and oranges: Notch is made $100 million, just in 2012 [1]. That being said - I am truly thankful that he is taking a stand, I certainly hope others will follow. Either way, Zuckerberg will learn his lesson; you do not fuck up a crowd-funded project. [1] http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/01/minecrafts-notch-on-earning-101m-in-2012-its-weird-as-f/ http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/01/minecrafts-notch-on-earnin...

pekk 13y ago
Notch hasn't had a shortage of offers for Minecraft. Oculus took roughly as much in VC as Notch made in 2012, and they didn't even get to the point of selling a real product before they sold to Facebook.
tlrobinson 13y ago
"you do not fuck up a crowd-funded project" Oculus raised $75M after their Kickstarter. Crowd-funding was a stepping stone. And it remains to be seen whether Facebook "fucks it up" or turns it into something amazing look Google did with Android.
- a1a 13y ago
  Google did fuck up Android (privacy wise). (1) Requirement of a Google account (i.e. forced correlation of your phone with youtube, google searches, google analytics, google ... ), (2) Ever checked those privileges on the default applications - that you can't disable or remove? Why are those closed-source by the way?, (3) Search the web for more examples. Either way, I agree that I made an assumption - but - this is kinda related: http://bgr.com/2014/03/06/facebook-android-app-permissions/ http://bgr.com/2014/03/06/facebook-android-app-permissions/ Crowd funding is not only about money. Your funders also invest emotions into the project. I am mad, I think others will be as well. To quote Notch[1]: "And I did not chip in ten grand to seed a first investment round to build value for a Facebook acquisition." [1] http://notch.net/2014/03/virtual-reality-is-going-to-change-the-world/ http://notch.net/2014/03/virtual-reality-is-going-to-change-...
dragonwriter 13y ago
Eh, if people wanted control, they shouldn't back a Kickstarter, which doesn't offer any control. You back a Kickstarter, and you get (if you're lucky) the rewards offered for your contribution level.
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ps4fanboy 13y ago

Selling out, what are you even talking about.