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Scribd isn't exactly a "fly-by-night web host". They've been around for almost 10 years already.

• revelation 12y ago
  That is exactly the problem with Scribd? No growth no pivots, so all that is left do to is plaster the thing with ads and have someone keep it running at night. It's terrible exactly because it is too old now.
  • cheeze 12y ago
    But it's a ycombinator company, so it doesn't matter. People will blindly support it due to the nature.
    • i80and 12y ago
      Anecdotally, I've never heard from anybody who didn't resent Scribd. At best, people use it because of entrenched habits.
      • duskwuff 12y ago
        The whole business of "you must buy a paid account to download this PDF" is pretty galling.