Really surprised by all the comments here. This seems like a solid business decision by LinkedIn, riding the line of what a user is willing to accept
The comments indicate that the typical HN class of user considers the line to be crossed. Does a service like linkedin really want to upset the HN segment of their user base? Up to them, naturally.
If you're not willing to do desperate things
Yeah, and when linkedin sells all our info because they're "desperate", the only people who will be surprised are fools.
Personally, I feel that if they're resorting to "desperate" measures to succeed, then they don't have a solid business model.
The typical class of HN user is constantly chomping at the bit for something to get outraged about. The number of teapot tempests I have seen here is positively insane. People will get angry and start demanding executives' heads based on nothing more than vague hearsay and a misunderstanding of the law.
I'm sure the broken clock of HN opinion gets it right pretty frequently, but I wouldn't say it has strong predictive power for whether something bad actually occurred.
The comments indicate that the typical HN class of user considers the line to be crossed. Does a service like linkedin really want to upset the HN segment of their user base? Up to them, naturally.
If you're not willing to do desperate things
Yeah, and when linkedin sells all our info because they're "desperate", the only people who will be surprised are fools.
Personally, I feel that if they're resorting to "desperate" measures to succeed, then they don't have a solid business model.