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abc11283on Microsoft launches a personalized news service, Microsoft Start

> As a standalone website (available on Microsoft Edge and Chrome) – MicrosoftStart.com

No way...this is absolutely insane. If you are on a Mac, go to MicrosoftStart.com on Safari. (Safari on iOS is an equally laughable result)

They gave MSN a fresh coat of paint and broke it for half their potential audience. Truly an astounding feat of engineering. I'm crying thinking of the engineers and PMs who probably got promoted after this announcement.

abc11283on Pinterest commits to spending $3B with AWS through to 2029

I wasn’t gonna say it!

abc11283on Pinterest commits to spending $3B with AWS through to 2029

As another comment mentioned, this is through 2029 and Pinterest believes they are on track to spend that much.

Another useful comment from the thread:

> Makes sense for both parties.

> For AWS, it allows them to make hardware investments early on

> For Pinterest - it allows them to keep costs manageable and get a significant discount on MSRP

abc11283on Stripe Payment Links

Very cool. One quick thought: tapping the company name doesn’t seem to do anything at the moment.

It would be very cool if it would either (1) redirect to the company website or (2) a “store” or directory showing other available Payment Links.

Excellent work!

abc11283on Announcing Rome Tools, Inc.

I appreciate the thoughtful reply. I should’ve added that I’ve seen your commitment to transparency through the whole process, so the info about Discord doesn’t really come as a surprise. Thanks and good luck!

abc11283on Announcing Rome Tools, Inc.

This question is answered literally on the front page of their website.

abc11283on Announcing Rome Tools, Inc.

I know how OSS works. I just think the transition from being a community-oriented project, to one that will create a lot of value for a small group of people, will be interesting to watch.

They certainly deserve any and all success, I just wonder how those decisions will be made.

abc11283on Announcing Rome Tools, Inc.

I think there’s a difference between “objectionable organizations” using what is available as OSS, and them being allowed on the platform that the company intends to develop.

abc11283on Announcing Rome Tools, Inc.

Disclaimer: I know the foundation of Rome was largely written by Sebastian. This question still applies to Rome though, but more so to “open source companies” in general.

https://rome.tools/credits/

How many of these people are going to receive an employment opportunity from this company? How many will receive equity?

I suppose the same questions can be asked if any big project, like React, though that had FB’s backing from the get-go.

I understand that OSS needs funding from somewhere, and I am incredibly optimistic about Rome, but I’d think it a bit disheartening to be surprised by this announcement as a contributor.