Why can't they open source their code?
Cue is Shutting Down
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#62That's a shame, very cool concept. I wish them all the best. What was their actual business model though? Anyone know?
Freemium. You could get basic functionality for free, but certain tasks would cost money. I seem to remember thinking that the balance between what was free and what was paid was a bit off.
I see now. So they were trying to go off of in app purchases? That's not a bad way to do it. I think the problem is monetizing a service like that WITH competitors like google now is just a hard problem in general. I could see where it would be a good idea if they had some good lockin. It was definitely worth an attempt.
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#63Maybe they got an NSL - sudden shutdown, all data deleted...
I thought that as well when I first read what they posted. Of course even with the NSA revelations I would have expected them to delete the data right away so maybe I am just reading too much into it.
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#64It's sad, I remember greplin had a lot of things going for them. In general re: shutdowns: If the economics aren't red ink or a white elephant, why not find a buyer or merge with a frenemy instead of throwing away value and customers? Most shutdowns appear to me like putting 30 packs of $100 bills on a table, pouring gasoline over them and throwing a lit match while rationalizing "Everybody does it, so it's okay. Loo…
Then again, it has been reported that Apple bought them.
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#65Sad to hear, as I had discovered them recently and was interested in the problems they were tackling. I guess this isn't a complete surprise, with their Twitter account looking inactive as of late.
Wow, not such a sad ending after all. It looks like they got acquired by Apple for between $40 million and $60 million; no wonder their shut down message on their website didn't state that they ran out of money or something. http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/03/cue-acquired-for-over-40m-l...
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#66Is this the same Cue that Apple bought?
http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/03/why-did-apple-buy-cue-becau...
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#67Is this the same Cue that Apple bought? http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/03/why-did-apple-buy-cue-becau...
Yes, I believe so.
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#69It's sad, I remember greplin had a lot of things going for them. In general re: shutdowns: If the economics aren't red ink or a white elephant, why not find a buyer or merge with a frenemy instead of throwing away value and customers? Most shutdowns appear to me like putting 30 packs of $100 bills on a table, pouring gasoline over them and throwing a lit match while rationalizing "Everybody does it, so it's okay. Loo…
Then again, it has been reported that Apple bought them.