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End of the Road for Xmarks

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fauigerzigerk ◴[] No.1735041[source]
It's always sad when someone's dreams are shattered. But what I don't get is why a bookmark syncing service needs venture capital, employees, a CEO and whatnot. There may not be a business model that supports all that, but there may be a business model that pays for the labor actually required to provide a syncing service.

In a way this is like shutting down all the cafes that failed to become Starbucks.

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1. pclark ◴[] No.1735044[source]
You don't get why a bookmark syncing service needs venture capital, employees, a CEO and what not?

Web applications don't just grow on trees ...