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0 pointsZitchDog2y ago0 comments

Napster hit scale too.

0 pointsZitchDog2y ago0 comments

Napster hit scale too.

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fallingknife2y ago· 4 in thread

And that tech was not destroyed by regulation. It was replaced by the superior tech of torrents.

The company, however, was destroyed. Along with any possibility for a similar company to exist (for very long).

Good. Truly powerful ideas do not need to be an appendage of a corporation in order to succeed.

qup2y ago

Napster was for sharing mp3s.

Torrents are not better at sharing mp3s.

F500 companies didn't integrate Napster into their software and data stacks left and right.

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