But he funded Mega, which is far cooler than anything Musk has ever funded, so on the sliding scale of rich people Dotcom gets the opportunity to be reeducated instead of going straight to the wall.
Wikipedia lists Kim as a founder, and I specifically remember him being the hype man behind Mega when it launched. Mega's entire shtick was being a better version of Megaupload, and was created by almost all of the same people.
But he funded Mega, which is far cooler than anything Musk has ever funded, so on the sliding scale of rich people Dotcom gets the opportunity to be reeducated instead of going straight to the wall.
Mega was cool because back in the day you'd get 50GB for free (it's 20GB now) and it's actually not bad.
He made MegaUpload and didn't have anything to do with Mega (allegedly anyway) because he got arrested and his assets seized.
Mega is kind of a spiritual successor, not so much a direct one.
Wikipedia lists Kim as a founder, and I specifically remember him being the hype man behind Mega when it launched. Mega's entire shtick was being a better version of Megaupload, and was created by almost all of the same people.
You're probably right then. It's been many years since I've looked into it.