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		icebraining on Aug 10, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: G is for Google Reader was the top web application in its market for almost a decade. I'd like to have that kind of failure.

eastbayjake on Aug 10, 2015 | [–]

Maybe the only Google "failure" to have people protest its closure: http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-arts/2011/10/occupy-google-read...

coldtea on Aug 10, 2015 | [–]

You can achieve it very easily if you don't have profits.

E.g. you can open a web application selling $10 for $5 today and I guarantee you it's gonna be a huge success.

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