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by nathan_f77
3056 days ago
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Phew, that's a lot of work! I have to wonder, will Instapaper ever be "finished"? If all the engineers went home, would it just run by itself? It's hard to see how a competitor could execute better and steal any customers. It seems just fine the way it is. Maybe many of the engineers have moved on to different projects at Pinterest, but even then, what's left to do at Pinterest? I just looked up "new features in Pinterest", and they're working on AI to identify different things in photos [1]. "Lens can recommend outfits for you if you snap a photo of clothes that are already in your closet" - That's actually a really cool idea. But it kind of feels like a different startup tacked on to the Pinterest brand. I guess there are a lot of directions they can branch out into. Maybe they'll eventually become like Google, working on a lot of unrelated projects. If Google can do it, it's hard to see why other companies can't build up a large portfolio of disparate apps and services. Anyway, I hope they keep Instapaper running instead of shutting it down. I don't use it myself, but I just like the idea of "finished software" that runs for the next hundred years. Everyone's always trying to change things and increase growth, but they usually end up shooting themselves in the foot. [1] http://www.businessinsider.com/pinterest-lens-updates-new-fe... |
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