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    I am surprised, this question didn't get a single comment. I would think it's a good business idea, at least from a layman's perspective, I too wonder what would be the major demerits of doing so. Commented Oct 18, 2015 at 15:58
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    @WhirlMind They did. It failed spectacularly. Essentially, the communities stole each other's users so no site was big enough to work well. Commented Nov 18, 2015 at 17:01
  • @Tim can How were users stolen? Commented Jan 24, 2016 at 7:35
  • @Hellreaver i.e. multiple people set up a "Ubuntu" site. Commented Jan 24, 2016 at 15:56
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    @Tim Oh, that sounds terrible. I was thinking of selling a medium/large business their own stackexchange, where users can convey ideas and lay down rules for conduct/etc Commented Jan 24, 2016 at 15:58
  • @Tim: Fork of stackoverflow (nullptr.com) based on OSQA maybe? Regularly mirroring SO Q/A but not reputation. Commented Feb 15, 2017 at 10:08
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    They do: stackoverflowbusiness.com/enterprise Commented Apr 30, 2018 at 8:42