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(Unverified)Dec 2nd 2008 4:41AM
Why shut down Pownce? I signed up when it first opened, but haven't really used it since. It seems strange that Six Apart would (presumably) spend good money on it and then just close it down. If they wanted to use the technology behind it, could Pownce not just licence their intellectual property to Six Apart? It would create an extra revenue stream to keep them going.
Apocalyptic 0n3Dec 2nd 2008 8:52AM
I think this was more an acquisition of the people who made Pownce than the actual technology. I am sure they will incorporate Pownce features into Vox and whatnot but this was geared more towards a future product, I think. Pownce didn't succeed by the developers behind it did a really find job and I look forward to their future developments.
(Unverified)Dec 2nd 2008 9:46AM
I agree with Josh -- I think this was more about hiring the developers and getting the IP as a bonus. Think about it: Pownce was written in the truly awesome Django (which is a Python framework). Most SX properties are Perl-based, though MT and possibly Vox have PHP properties too. It isn't something that can just be plugged into their existing systems, much of the base would need to be rewritten. So I think they get some of the tech, or if nothing else, the experiences of creating and managing a service like that and they get the talented devs for the SA team.
I don't think we'll ever see Pownce 2.0, but I do think we'll see Pownce/Tumblr like features coming to Vox.