Clockwise acquired by Salesforce

kept by eddie mar 27

Salesforce acquires and shuts down calendar scheduler Clockwise by March 27, 2026, with widespread HN criticism.

Linux is good now
The HN discussion reveals that while Linux desktop has made significant strides in usability and gaming, it still faces compatibility hurdles and a steep learning curve for non-technical users.
also on Dropbox, #tech-community, #user-experience
https://t.co/l84WX6mzwb
At Dropbox pre-IPO, the company itself used Google Docs instead of its own product, despite working on file collaboration features.
also on Dropbox
VoidZero is joining Cloudflare
VoidZero, the company behind Vite, Vitest, Rolldown, Oxc, and Vite+, is joining Cloudflare; the tools will remain open source and vendor-agnostic, with Cloudflare committing $1M to a Vite ecosystem fund.
also on #acquisitions, #developer-tools
Anthropic acquires Stainless
Anthropic has acquired Stainless, a company that generates polished API SDKs, to bolster its developer experience and API infrastructure.
also on #acquisitions, #developer-tools
Input based pricing vs Output based pricing
The article contrasts input-based pricing (charging for resource usage like API calls) with output-based pricing (charging for resolved outcomes), explaining their trade-offs in customer perception, measurement complexity, and product incentives.
also on Salesforce, #developer-tools