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I guess that means it's dead, as there's no way a corporation would pay millions to acquire a competitor just to continue developing a free alternative to their own product

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[–] Tiritibambix@lemmy.ml 60 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Fuck me. I switched to owncloud yesterday because I can't stand nextcloud anymore.

Owncloud feels lighter, faster, and just works.

Whhhhhhyyyyyy ?

[–] PeachMan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I wouldn't assume that they'll kill it. It's entirely possible that they'll keep moving forward as-is. Just wait and see.

[–] Sharpiemarker@feddit.de 51 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] PeachMan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's entirely possible that they'll shut it down. I'm just saying....chill the fuck out, wait and see what happens before we all start crying.

[–] Croquette@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Considering that any switch to a new platform takes a lot of effort to carry over everything correctly, people are in the right to worry about the future of a product that has an uncertain future.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Worst case, it gets forked again.