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		verandaguy on Feb 3, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Perfectly centered break of a perfectly aligned po... Could you explain the expression, "white-label?" First time I've heard it.

jc4p on Feb 3, 2014 | [–]

The Wikipedia article explains the concept, but basically the initial business plan for Stack Exchange was to sell the software to companies / groups that wanted to run their own system versus the all in-house management we have today.

jeroen on Feb 3, 2014 | [–]

This gives a decent explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-label_product

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