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2 points by moepstar ↗ HN
I wonder, which services do you think are ripe for disruption, why and why didn't that happen yet?

My example:

eBay

Why:

- Legacy code showing through everywhere

- all-around toxic environment (various ways to get screwed over, either as a seller or a customer)

- ..probably lots of other reasons

Why didn't it happen yet:

Good question, there are lot of similar marketplaces around - seems like there has to happen something else to make eBay struggle.

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Cozumel
>Legacy code showing through everywhere

That's a programmers perspective. We're not like end users, they really don't care what stack a website uses so long as it works. Looking at craigslist they don't even care if it looks decent.

I think what matters to them is that it has utility.