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"For a Linux user, you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially by getting an FTP account, mounting it locally with curlftpfs, and then using SVN or CVS on the mounted filesystem. "

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His statement is correct, and totally irrelevant when considering consumers.

> and totally irrelevant when considering consumers.

That's the most important part, and the mostly often ignored in HN discussions

It's the same with the difference between the Apple I and Appple II

I think the technology and its usability wasn't the problem.

The problem was, nobody thought people would be so crazy and store their stuff on the other side of the planet (performance) on the servers of complete strangers (security).

But they totally would...

Dropbox doesn't really suffer from the first problem since you keep a local copy of everything and people have been trusting complete strangers with their email and bank account details since forever.

>That's the most important part, and the mostly often ignored in HN discussions

Example... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6572743

When (if) Netflix adds live sports, (and channel-like functions), it'll be the nail in the coffin for cable tv.

Channel-like functions?! Please no.

The only thing stopping anyone from streaming live sports is licensing.

I'm talking in the "curated series of shows" sense, as ctdonath aptly put it

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6572450

Actually the thing that's infuriating about Netflix and many of its competitors is the weak or no support for deep linking to content. We don't need channels to curate content if bloggers, etc. can do it themselves.

It's the same with any modern Apple products too. People called iPads and iPhones stupid.

In particular, "linux users" in context doesn't include anyone with a smartphone.

I almost choked on my lunch laughing after re-reading that. I remember reading the original thread and actually agreeing with him, without the slightest chuckle. Im amazed at how most people still find it hard to find pictures in their filesystems on their pcs. But think about it, how many people carry .jpg, .jpeg, .png etc file associations in their heads? Hilarious.

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