Comment on Stypi (YC S11) has been acquired by SalesforceparentComments−Jonanin14ybut how are the actual products different?...−Danieru14yNeed they be? Etherpad was good enough to get bought, clearly a product just like Etherpad would be of some value.Looks like Salesforce thought so.−igorsyl14yI believe Etherpad was open sourced. I suspect there are other reasons why Salesforce went ahead with the buyout. Perhaps licensing?−chrisdroukas14yTalent acquisition?−tbundy14yYep, got to be (congrats guys). Etherpad/ShareJS code is great, but limited without the brains to fully exploit the capabilities.−igorsyl14yInteresting. How about talking an existing product and reimplementing it? It would be different but not by design. I wonder whether this is a good strategy for a bootstrapped team.
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but how are the actual products different?...
Need they be? Etherpad was good enough to get bought, clearly a product just like Etherpad would be of some value.
Looks like Salesforce thought so.
I believe Etherpad was open sourced. I suspect there are other reasons why Salesforce went ahead with the buyout. Perhaps licensing?
Talent acquisition?
Yep, got to be (congrats guys). Etherpad/ShareJS code is great, but limited without the brains to fully exploit the capabilities.
Interesting. How about talking an existing product and reimplementing it? It would be different but not by design. I wonder whether this is a good strategy for a bootstrapped team.