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0 pointsJoblessWonder7y ago0 comments

Is there an example of an idea that was panned that turned out to be a (even moderate) success?

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The acquisition of YouTube is one that comes to mind. While it wasn't universally panned, there were a lot of engineers (myself included) who felt it was wildly excessive.

village-idiot7y ago

The acquisition of YouTube might’ve not been bad for Google, but I could make the argument that it’s been bad for the rest of us.

andybak7y ago

I generally still think of YouTube as a global good. Obviously it's a mixed bag but I'd be really sad if it ever vanished.

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Latteland7y ago

I can't reply to that YouTube message, too much nesting? Anyway, I'll agree that YouTube was a good one. My office was doing Google video, so that project lost out.

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