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afthonos on May 11, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Startups Are Scooping Up Big Tech’s Cast-Off Worke...

You could also have said that about Altavista, and you would’ve been right. Like GP said, it’s too early to tell.

fmajid on May 15, 2023 [–]

Altavista wasn't a startup, it was a spinoff from DEC, a company that had its own issues with sales at the time, which led to their ignominious takeover by HP.

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