• MurrayL@lemmy.world
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    Isn’t all of Dropout.tv hosted on Vimeo?

    Edit: yes it is

    “Do not build your own app. Vimeo’s right here. I don’t have to worry about customer service. I don’t have to worry about legal compliance… Our budget can go to what actually matters to us and what we’re actually good at, which is content."

    Andrew Bridgman, Chief Digital Officer at Dropout

    that might age poorly

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      Other video hosting providers are available if it ever becomes a problem. I don’t think they will loose much sleep over this.

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        True, it doesn’t seem like something that would kill the business. But still, I would think the prospect of migrating an entire streaming service to a completely different platform might warrant losing at least a little sleep.

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    Whelp, hopefully federated video sharing gets the momentum it needs to compete with YT. Seems like it’s the only alternative that’ll be left.

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    Not a good news both for users and creators.

    Price hikes coming… As usual with this company.

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      Job postings don’t necessarily mean that they’re actually hiring. Sometimes job postings are used to appear healthy in public.

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      Companies don’t stop hiring, at least in tech. They can force out more expensive talent and hire in cheaper areas or get more junior talent. You could very well interview your potential replacement.

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    Does Vimeo own their own their own infrastructure, or just lease streaming storage from AWS/Google/Whomever?

    If the former, it could be a good takeover target.

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      Your logic is sound, but Bending Spoon is not know to care about value. If Vimeo owns any infrastructure, they’ll sell at it at ebay.