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I've also emailed that support@ email address but not sure if that's just for customers or what ...
I get the feeling that dabble DB never truly solved the "excel being used as database" problem and that is why they didn't last. I still think spreadsheets work really well for storing data (if you don't have time/money to imnplement a RDMS), plus now with google docs and dropbox there are enough ways to sync the data with other users.
Can someone do a tldr of why Dabble is shutting down?
Can someone do a tldr of why Dabble is shutting down?
It would be better for startups in general if it was customary to open-source your solution if you shut down.
I get the feeling that dabble DB never truly solved the "excel being used as database" problem and that is why they didn't last. I still think spreadsheets work really well for storing data (if you don't have time/money to imnplement a RDMS), plus now with google docs and dropbox there are enough ways to sync the data with other users.
EditGrid is still around and free and unlike Google Spreadsheet's broken importXML function (see: http://goo.gl/fWYDi ) it has a web_xpath function that mostly works. Also worth noting DabbleDB is one of the (few?) relatively well-known projects implemented in Squeak/Seaside as discussed here: http://www.jarober.com/blog/blogView?showComments=true&t...
Can someone do a tldr of why Dabble is shutting down?
The team behind it was hired by Twitter. Not for the technology, it was purely a talent grab.
It would be better for startups in general if it was customary to open-source your solution if you shut down.
I can see how it would be better for you. How would this be better for the startups?
I was talking with a potential client this morning about how he used to us Drop.io and built some systems based on it in lieu of the API calls he needed then Facebook acquired them.
It may be the case that the Facebook purchase in this case was about more than talent, but if every startup is only buying time until their big exit a general distrust amongst users may be the result.
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I can see how it would be better for you. How would this be better for the startups?
Good for the startup community by reducing early-adopter fear of startups going under.