[HN Gopher] On Wordle, the NYT, and Antitrust
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       On Wordle, the NYT, and Antitrust
        
       Author : semioticthrowa
       Score  : 16 points
       Date   : 2022-02-01 21:36 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | zeroonetwothree wrote:
       | Definitely thought it was ironic the NYT bought a "competitor"
       | after constantly complaining about big tech doing it over the
       | years.
        
         | cwxm wrote:
         | not to mention their dual class stock structure.
        
       | zwieback wrote:
       | I'm not super happy NYT bought Wordle but I wouldn't go so far as
       | saying that Wordle might "threaten the NYT crossword puzzle", I
       | don't think something like Wordle requires the kind of highly
       | visible editing the NYT crossword does.
       | 
       | I think they just saw a good opportunity to get a bunch of new
       | subscribers. Which is kind of weird because Wordle is super easy
       | to reproduce, evidently.
        
         | xeromal wrote:
         | I think the NYT just wanted the name. They could build a clone
         | if they wanted.
        
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