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Are there any good examples of this strategy? I can't think of anyone successfully moving a leading open source product back to closed source...I think normally it's the fork of the open source version that lives on...

Generally, the products Google offers for free involve them using the data you put into it to tailor their products and services to you. Not having examined the EULA, I don't know if this product is similar, but in general, that is the reason my legal department does not react nicely when projects try to bring google products into our ecosystem.

Updated post to clarify - Aurelia Interface - their (formerly) commercial UI components.

Interesting project...seems like the main competitor here is Ionic? Not sure how to go about identifying and comparing the strengths/weaknesses, but that should come with some time.

Hope this is captured somewhere else, and not just buried in this article...

>> Unfortunately, we won't be able to continue our work on AI (Aurelia Interface). After careful consideration and review, we realized that AI was going in the wrong direction and didn't have the versatility or the proper architecture to handle our vision of a UX Framework. With Aurelia UX, we're rebooting our efforts.

Commit for the fix to the npm issue located here: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/commit/b3c10273d7ba34086...

I'm surprised LuneOS never comes up on these threads...it's slow moving, but the team has always been focused on quality and had steady monthly releases for 2yrs now...

https://github.com/webOS-ports

http://www.webos-ports.org/wiki/Main_Page

If my internet connection was maintained in a similar manner to the street I live on, I would be switching to satellite. The US has a severe problem with its ability to maintain infrastructure - which I think is closely related to the ability to scale mentioned in another comment.

For reference, Sweden is around the same size as California, with 1/4th the population.

Not sure this is a great example, as a great deal of the success here was fueled by people following blam after he left Gizmodo.

I doubt this would be the case if thewirecutter tried to capture a NEW audience with only marketing, a mission statement, and a scrappy MVP.

Additionally, it is located in the Central Caribbean - 210 NM SSE of Kingston, Jamaica

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42058

LuneOS is still under active development by the webOS Ports team:

https://github.com/webos-ports

Open WebOS became LG WebOS and is still around on their TVs...

The nextcloud/owncloud debacle seems to need a little more time before sinking too much into it.

We are currently using google drive to sync our photo library w/the home server, and share out private links via email when needed. This keeps us from having to maintain an app/server, users/pws for friends and family...etc, and we can take down the private links as needed.

Not great, but workable at this point.

Seems to be the equivalent of any "free - for a limited time" type offer that most subscription-based services use as bait.

For anyone interested in how this robot is getting around the ocean...

>> Wave energy is greatest at the water’s surface, decreasing rapidly with increasing depth. The Wave Glider’s unique two-part architecture exploits this difference in energy to provide forward propulsion.

http://www.liquid-robotics.com/platform/how-it-works/

Apparently there's a book of his anecdotes available for those who'd like to read more...

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321440307

A simple example would be adding a feature that collects user information before you update the EULA to tell people that you're collecting their information.

The EULA will likely need to go through multiple iterations between local and partner lawyers before the language is agreed upon - so expediting is not always an option.

It is rare to see a buyers agent earning their 3% in the US. The amount of information and tools available to consumers is nearly in parity with agents. The more hands-on you are with the process, the less value the agents bring. They can still provide value in competitive markets or through complex deals, but your inspector and lawyer are the ones doing the real work.

sooo, apparently there's only a limited time period (30d) where you are allowed to opt out of the data sharing...

>> After you agree to our updated Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, you will have an additional 30 days to make this choice by going to Settings > Account > Share my account info in the app. If you do not want your account information shared with Facebook to improve your Facebook ads and products experiences, you can uncheck the box or toggle the control.

My guess is it will be a long hard road until they realize that UWP apps will be behind until it is easy to port them to other platforms.

Right now all you get with UWP is support for a popular but declining desktop platform, a limited living room gaming platform and a practically dead mobile platform.

Yea, I'm not sure this article is completely accurate either. I waited until the very last day of the free upgrade, only clicking the "X", and never had a surprise Win10 install.

"can't we just" is top of the list as a trigger for my bullshit detector.

In a system of any complexity, changing your data model is an activity that requires due diligence to mitigate any downstream risk.

I think they like the idea of it, but don't really understand the implications. Based on the top free apps, it does not seem to be a "real" requirement...

Pokemon Go, Facebook, Snapchat, YouTube, Instagram

A few recent HN discussions have tremendously eased my anxiety of this...thankfully they working on moving things in the right direction.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11092219 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11860752

From a previous HN discussion...IMO, obnoxious and genius.

http://confirmshaming.tumblr.com/

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11855787

I believe the problem with getting to specific content still exists with the search engine approach (and, as you say, may be partially resolved by typing in the exact title of the content you're looking for).

I think search engines are also powerful in that they can provide context - google knows that when I search for C#, I am not looking for anything musical...but that inference is at odds with being able to pinpoint a specific content item out of a more or less infinite pile.

We were all forced to learn the technical constructs of mailing addresses and phone numbers, and URLs provide a similar service to a much larger problem set (so it's not surprising to me that they must be more complex).

I'm sure someone smarter than me will find a solution sooner or later...

For someone presumably involved here, you seem pretty misinformed...

>> Walmart, Target, BestBuy, CVS and all these other stingy retailers

^^ These retailers ARE who came up with the idea. They are the ones who evaluated how much and for how long it would be worth it to invest in MCX, and they are all part owners of MCX, so are well aware of any decisions being made. Until MCX files for bankruptcy, it is safe to say that they still believe the cost is worth the potential payout.

This link (recently on HN) provides an interesting analysis of the options: http://spectrum.ieee.org/aerospace/aviation/how-i-designed-a...

It seems like a fuel cell could be a viable option in the not-too-distant future, but still comes with a good number of trade-offs...

The typical grocery delivery service also has the luxury of batching orders (controlling cost) and delivers with refrigerated vehicles (consistent product)...seems more sustainable to me...but what do I know - to me, the Uberization of most markets (other than ride sharing) never seems to have a clear win on cost/benefit...

I'd imagine it's easy to learn some bad habits as an executive at Google, where your budget limitless, and you're rewarded for creativity and innovation.

That management style does not fly at a company that has no real product or revenue and is struggling to become profitable.

Most "normal" companies just do not have the luxury of withstanding a huge margin of error on cost vs benefit.

I don't think it's that Dublin is highly dense, it's that the new housing developments are (in comparison to the more spacious, less-planned communities). One of my good friends grew up there, and they lived in a regular neighborhood with normal sized houses and big yards.

The new developments have units stacked high and smashed together. It may not be absolutely dense, but it is certainly more dense than necessary or desired by residents.

Population density isn't a great measure here either, because Dublin has a ton of open/protected/unbuildable space, and even the planned communities have a certain target ratio of public/garden/playground use space.

I think it's more a case of it's the 'burbs, and they'd like it to stay that way.

https://www.bing.com/mapspreview?&ty=30&q=dublin%2c%20ca&sat...

They state in the article that there are a lot of variables to account for when measuring battery savings - keeping it in high-performance mode likely makes it a more reliable control for testing against.