Basecamp
Basecamp sheds 30% of workforce after banning political discussion in the workplace
Many employees took the buyout.
Software company Basecamp ends politics in the workplace
As politics has consumed offices, virtual offices, and entertainment, Basecamp is following Coinbase’s lead.
Apple’s App Store shakedown gets new attention as email app Hey is rejected from App Store
“There is never in a million years a way that I am paying Apple a third of our revenues.”
Basecamp CTO calls for the break up of Google
Heinemeier Hansson described Google as a monopoly.
Basecamp CEO calls out Google’s pay to play search practices, calls it “ransom”
At a juncture where Google is facing scrutiny for its practices in search and advertising, a complaint such as this magnifies the perils of Google’s monopoly.