Mega will only succeed if developers take the fall
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Mega will only succeed if developers take the fall
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Re: Mega will only succeed if developers take the fall
#2This article abruptly terminated as if author got hit by a bus.
Re: Mega will only succeed if developers take the fall
#3This article abruptly terminated as if author got hit by a bus.
I thought a single reference to the 'usual' problems developers can face building on someone's API would be enough by now.
Re: Mega will only succeed if developers take the fall
#4This article abruptly terminated as if author got hit by a bus.
it's an really rare thing that a comment on HN makes me laugh, well done.
Re: Mega will only succeed if developers take the fall
#5The article seems to be pulling in two directions on MEGA:
1. It's identical to Dropbox (or spideroak, or tarsnap, etc.)
2. Its only viable use case is piracy.
These two claims seem at odds...
If nothing else, it's Dropbox where I get 50 GB of free space. If Dropbox can be legitimate and viable, I don't see why this can't (once they work through some kinks and get a good client).
Re: Mega will only succeed if developers take the fall
#6The article seems to be pulling in two directions on MEGA: 1. It's identical to Dropbox (or spideroak, or tarsnap, etc.) 2. Its only viable use case is piracy. These two claims seem at odds... If nothing else, it's Dropbox where I get 50 GB of free space. If Dropbox can be legitimate and viable, I don't see why this can't (once they work through some kinks and get a good client).
1/2 OT:
50 GB of free space?
According to https://www.dropbox.com/pricing, the default is still 2 GB of free space and up to 18 GB with referrals.
Re: Mega will only succeed if developers take the fall
#7The article seems to be pulling in two directions on MEGA: 1. It's identical to Dropbox (or spideroak, or tarsnap, etc.) 2. Its only viable use case is piracy. These two claims seem at odds... If nothing else, it's Dropbox where I get 50 GB of free space. If Dropbox can be legitimate and viable, I don't see why this can't (once they work through some kinks and get a good client).
1/2 OT: 50 GB of free space? According to https://www.dropbox.com/pricing , the default is still 2 GB of free space and up to 18 GB with referrals.
He is saying that Mega = DropBox with 50GB of free space, not that DropBox gives you that space.
Re: Mega will only succeed if developers take the fall
#8The article seems to be pulling in two directions on MEGA: 1. It's identical to Dropbox (or spideroak, or tarsnap, etc.) 2. Its only viable use case is piracy. These two claims seem at odds... If nothing else, it's Dropbox where I get 50 GB of free space. If Dropbox can be legitimate and viable, I don't see why this can't (once they work through some kinks and get a good client).
50 GB free at MEGA?! That can't be viable.
Consider: If you can write an rsync-variant with the API, then movie pirating will pay for the Internet population's backup system...
Re: Mega will only succeed if developers take the fall
#9Be warned: there are only three types of businesses you can build on Mega’s API:
- ones that nobody cares about
- ones that become features
- ones that will destroy your life
It’s basically just like Twitter and every other platform that rose or fell before them, but with prison sentences.
Can someone please explain what this means?
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