> ...reminiscent of that hilarious Dropbox launch comment, on Linux you can set up a system like this yourself quite trivially.
Well, to be fair, folks on news.yc weren't exactly the kind of first adopters dropbox was after. The same is true for SigmaOS (and other YC companies in the browser space like usemotion.com, mighty.app, and insightbrowser.com). I mean, imagine a superhuman.com launch hn...
Besides, many here question the price point given the alternatives (which is a valid concern). That said, the prevalent sentiment on news.yc has never been an indicator of any company's success. news.yc is a place for tech-savvy enthusiasts, who ironically, react with hostility towards not-yet-obvious disruptions. And to be fair, most disruptions start out on the fringes. And by definition, very few believe in fringe.
Well, to be fair, folks on news.yc weren't exactly the kind of first adopters dropbox was after. The same is true for SigmaOS (and other YC companies in the browser space like usemotion.com, mighty.app, and insightbrowser.com). I mean, imagine a superhuman.com launch hn...
Besides, many here question the price point given the alternatives (which is a valid concern). That said, the prevalent sentiment on news.yc has never been an indicator of any company's success. news.yc is a place for tech-savvy enthusiasts, who ironically, react with hostility towards not-yet-obvious disruptions. And to be fair, most disruptions start out on the fringes. And by definition, very few believe in fringe.