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End of the Road for Xmarks

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wyclif ◴[] No.1734085[source]
Wow, xmarks is dead because they couldn't "find a scalable business model" with two million users.

http://twitter.com/PinboardIN/status/25734453850

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markbao ◴[] 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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1. user24 ◴[] No.1735177[source]
exactly. The hardest part is having the balls to charge for lemonade in the first place.

edit: source, patio11: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1668553