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by sparrish 15 days ago
So CBS spun them back out as their own corp or did the employee's or someone else buy it from CBS?

Just declaring themselves independent without details doesn't provide much context. I feel like Michael Scott just declared bankruptcy.

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Exactly, there’s very little detail here. I’ve been a user for a long time and had no idea they were part of CBS.

Also… independent? Come on, most businesses on Earth are ‘independent’. They don’t need “support”, they’re a business, they need a product to sell.

I’m a big fan of their no-frills service, but I wonder if their ‘independence’ will push them down the road of weird ads and entshitification.

see, to me, it feels like wuphf.com finding a buyer