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Comment by offtop5 | Hacker News Reader

Hey it's like Netflix with a microscopic level of content, can't take screenshots, and you can't just watch it on your TV like normal video.

No, don't you understand I totally want to pay $10 a month to hold my phone awkwardly and watch 10 minute videos.

What could go wrong

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Please don't be snarky and put down other people's work like this. That's against the intended spirit of HN as well as the site guidelines; https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Please especially don't do that to dance on someone's grave. I'm sure that you can express your substantive points thoughtfully.

I get your point.

But this is a massive company which pumped VC money into an untenable idea. I definitely wouldn't have this level of snark if an independent developer, or at least a good faith startup had to shut down.

It's not so much that you owe them better (massive-VC-untenable etc.) — it's that you owe this community better if you're contributing here. Comments like the GP poison the ecosystem.

> hold my phone awkwardly

Which way is that?

Pretty much any way.

I presume it’s how the monkey holds Simba in Lion King.

off by one, but

> Quibi also faces a patent infringement lawsuit filed by interactive video company Eko, which alleges that Quibi stole its technology allowing viewers to watch episodes either horizontally or vertically on phones from Eko.

technology allowing viewers to watch episodes either horizontally or vertically

What da fak!

Quibi has a feature where the content changes depending on if you hold your phone in portrait or landscape. It doesn't add very much and it's annoying to switch back and forth.

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