Could we please stop writing about Color? As in, just drop the curtain of silence and be done with it? The less buzz there is about it, the sooner it'll be gone from popular consciousness.
But should we generate too much buzz, it may become self-sustaining :-(
Btw., perhaps the 41mln investment isn't just about providing necessary funding, but also about giving people 41 million reasons to generate even more buzz?
If $41m is what is needed for this company to generate huge buzz, build a massive user base and make phenomenal amounts of money, it's a completely valid venture.
I'm not arguing that it will be a success - it just seems sensible to wait for the outcome before passing judgement on whether the investment was worthwhile.
Let this particular business succeed on its merits, just like the average start-up.
Surely one of those 'merits' is having the wiles to raise large amounts of funding and spend it appropriately, including on mindshare?
Agreed... I'd rather open HN and see headlines about a great app/service I've /never heard of/ than more headlines about an app everyone has already heard of, but doesn't seem to actually deliver much yet.
Everyone whose on this "are we still talking about color" thing is starting to get on my nerves. Theres still LOTS of mileage in it - more write ups, VC opinions, yada yada.
Its how the world works. They just raised $41m, one of the largest pre-launch rounds. Expect to hear about them.
Saying "are we still talking about color" doesn't make you cool. Nobody cares if your "over it because your so hooked in to the tech scene".
If you don't want to read about it, don't click on the link.
Look, I care about great products and services. That's connected with strong competition. In this case, the company/product/service is close to becoming a celebrity thanks to very high blog & press coverage. Which artificially raises the bar to competitors, basically sky-high.
I lack any blogging experience; if I had any, I'd try to give some counter-coverage, to promote competitors.
I regret not making that reasoning clear in the original post.
But should we generate too much buzz, it may become self-sustaining :-(
Btw., perhaps the 41mln investment isn't just about providing necessary funding, but also about giving people 41 million reasons to generate even more buzz?