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kleinbl00 · 3110 days ago · link · · parent · post: Reddit launches image uploads, ditching alliance with Imgur
Let's be honest: Imgur exists because a Redditor decided Imageshack shouldn't make money. They then discovered that, without Conde Nast to pay their bills, they had to become Imageshack. There's no fucking money in image hosting. It's a loss leader. This is why both Google and Yahoo (Flickr) make it so hard to hot-link their shit. This is why Imageshack has always made it impossible. Reddit is pulling away from Imgur because Imgur is focusing heavily on their community, not their images - I've got shit that's been up there for eight years or whatever and suddenly it's got comments on it. A plague on both their houses.