Fetchnotes shuts down

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Posted by zoe
Feb 4, 2016 at 02:20 PM

Another one bites the dust…

Fetchnotes was acqui-hired by Driftt (what is up with these company names?!) last year. As usual, there was the brief period of “we’re not going away, great new things are in store!” But alas, it was yet another Incredible Journey (http://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com).

I continue to be convinced: DO NOT KEEP YOUR DATA IN A THIRD-PARTY SERVICE. DO NOT KEEP YOUR DATA IN A CLOSED FORMAT.

Posted by yosemite
Feb 4, 2016 at 04:01 PM

Thanks for the link to ourincrediblejourney. It’s funny and sad how similar so many of the acquisition/shutdown messages are.

Posted by Andy Brice
Feb 4, 2016 at 05:25 PM

>I continue to be convinced: DO NOT KEEP YOUR DATA IN A THIRD-PARTY
>SERVICE. DO NOT KEEP YOUR DATA IN A CLOSED FORMAT.

Amen to that!

Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Feb 4, 2016 at 06:08 PM

Small consolation, but at least FetchNotes exit was a bit more graceful than Circus Ponies Notebook.

Steve Z.

Posted by Ken
Feb 7, 2016 at 06:29 AM

zoe wrote:
Another one bites the dust…
> >Fetchnotes was acqui-hired by Driftt (what is up with these company
>names?!) last year. As usual, there was the brief period of “we’re not
>going away, great new things are in store!” But alas, it was yet another
>Incredible Journey (http://ourincrediblejourney.tumblr.com).
> >I continue to be convinced: DO NOT KEEP YOUR DATA IN A THIRD-PARTY
>SERVICE. DO NOT KEEP YOUR DATA IN A CLOSED FORMAT.

Thanks for the link. A painfully funny reminder about, as well as a deeper insight into, acqui-hires. It does make me wonder how many folks set out with this end goal in mind - produce just enough product to showcase your talents to somebody with deeper pockets and a need to hire.

—Ken

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