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1. nichol+71[view] [source] 2017-01-13 01:49:42
>>antina+(OP)
This is a refreshingly honest shutdown notice.

Congratulations to Dalton and co for trying something hard and worthwhile, and wrapping it up responsibly when it didn't pan out.

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2. hkmura+q1[view] [source] 2017-01-13 01:54:07
>>nichol+71
Not just honest, but a morally upstanding one.

Not sure what more you can do when the business isn't going well. 2+ years of maintenance, open sourcing, 2 months notice, data export, no additional billings.

Respect to Dalton and the team.

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3. elkos+26[view] [source] 2017-01-13 03:06:55
>>hkmura+q1
Open sourcing, data export and a 2 months notice forward are pretty respectful in my book. I wish these where standard procedures for the industry.
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4. gumern+99[view] [source] 2017-01-13 03:52:37
>>elkos+26
On the flip side, it was users demanding free service (under which I include gracious data export) that killed the product in the first place.

I hope we find a way to pay for this stuff more than I hope getting it free becomes standard.

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5. ourcat+MS[view] [source] 2017-01-13 14:45:55
>>gumern+99
You're absolutely right.

The moment they allowed free accounts was the start of the end. The spam and the noise came. All the things we were trying to avoid. But they just wanted beefier numbers to throw around.

I developed quite a few apps on the platform and made a few thousand in the process. It more than paid the fees back and was totally worth it.

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