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201 points willwagner | 2 comments | 27 Sep 10 23:27 UTC | HN request time: 0.428s | source

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wyclif ◴[28 Sep 10 00:17 UTC] No.1734085[source]▶

Wow, xmarks is dead because they couldn't "find a scalable business model" with two million users.

1. markbao ◴[28 Sep 10 03:51 UTC] No.1734497[source]▶

xmarks: @PinboardIN hey if you've got some good ideas, we're all ears!

and, of course, pinboardIN: @xmarks the model that has worked well for us is 'charge people money for a useful product or service'

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2. user24 ◴[28 Sep 10 10:19 UTC] No.1735177[source]▶

exactly. The hardest part is having the balls to charge for lemonade in the first place.

End of the Road for Xmarks