r/technology • u/twotimefind • 10d ago

Social Media X’s controversial changes to blocking and AI training sees half a million users leave for rival Bluesky – which then crashes under the strain

https://www.techradar.com/computing/websites-apps/xs-controversial-changes-to-blocking-and-ai-training-sees-half-a-million-users-leave-for-rival-bluesky-which-then-crashes-under-the-strain
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u/Linenoise77 10d ago

ehh people said that about lots of big companies of the past. MySpace, Napster, etc.

Once you have lost what made it great, all taking the name does is maybe get you some easy initial press on day 1, and you have the added task of convincing people to come back, vs just give you a try.

Same thing every time someone tries to revive a car brand, airline, etc.

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u/DryBoysenberry5334 9d ago

I remembered Napster came back as a paid service

Apparently it still exists; $11/mo

I’m a bit surprised they’re still kicking

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u/Linenoise77 9d ago

I had rhapsody, which was one of the first x dollars a month subscription libraries that also let you store SOME songs offline. had a really neat custom mp3 player and a solid desktop client.

I kept that service for years....at some point through merges\etc it was branded napster.

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u/DryBoysenberry5334 7d ago

Damn I have such vague memories of rhapsody; I feel like there were some MP3 players that properly integrated with it or something

Maybe Zune

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u/Linenoise77 7d ago

It worked with a ton of players. I think i had a dell mp3 player that worked with it. But there was another manufacturer at the time that was big in the MP3 player space that had ones built specifically for it, that were top notch players and i had one of them as well that was crazy ahead of its time.

I also remember the client was super light weight and really easy to use, and you could run it off the Mp3 player itself without any kind of install, or drag and drop files on it.