So if he wasn't trolling, why didn't cryptomaniac use his real account to say this? It's very sad that these kinds of drive-by accounts are so successful (he got at least two upvotes at the time I'm writing this) for what seems like a personal attack without any data to back up the claims.
And regarding the actual content, it doesn't really make sense to me why a startup would lose face if they shut down a service that wasn't viable. They are expected to experiment. It happens all the time and nobody minds. Sure, it probably makes the decision easier to shut down if there aren't a lot of users, but let's not jump to conclusions.
> So if he wasn't trolling, why didn't cryptomaniac use his real account to say this?
I did not make this claim, so feel no need to answer your question.
> It's very sad that these kinds of drive-by accounts are so successful (he got at least two upvotes) for what seems like a personal attack without any data to back up the claims.
I don't think he meant to express it as a statement of fact, but meant to suggest it as his strong oppinion. I just think it was worded badly. Lots of people don't sign up until they decide to make their first comment.
> And it doesn't really make sense to my why a startup would lose face if they shut down a service that wasn't viable. They are expected to experiment. It happens all the time and nobody minds. Sure, it probably makes the decision easier to shut down if there aren't a lot of users, but let's not jump to conclusions.
Many people are embarrased when their companies fail.
> Many people are embarrased when their companies fail.
In this case it was just one product getting shut down (and only until we can do something better); there's clearly a demand in the market for it, maybe stronger than ever.
I'm actually much more embarrassed by the horrible formatting of my PGP message (I never really did PGP stuff on Mac before, and forgot about the newline issues.)
And regarding the actual content, it doesn't really make sense to me why a startup would lose face if they shut down a service that wasn't viable. They are expected to experiment. It happens all the time and nobody minds. Sure, it probably makes the decision easier to shut down if there aren't a lot of users, but let's not jump to conclusions.