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Twitter acquires anti-abuse technology provider Smyte

https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/21/twitter-acquires-anti-abuse-technology-provider-smyte/

by janj • 8 years ago

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janj2• 8 years ago

Ok, good for them I guess? But what's the deal with shutting down services immediately?

janj2• 8 years ago

"Twitter tells us that Smyte will wind down its operations with those customers – it didn’t acquire Smyte for its revenue-generation potential, but rather for its talent and IP."

By winding down operations did they mean sending an email less than an hour before shutting off services?

BenjaminCoe• 8 years ago

man alive, an irresponsible approach to shutting down a SaaS like this is exactly why infrastructure startups face an uphill battle getting folks to adopt them.

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