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I think DHH's post raises a valid question about the land-grab analogy. What land exactly is being grabbed here? I guess that is the real mystery, as other co

I think DHH's post raises a valid question about the land-grab analogy. What land exactly is being grabbed here? I guess that is the real mystery, as other commentators have pointed out. I assume there is some kind of grand business plan which yahoo answers and expert exchange missed and which Joel et al have not missed. It would not be the first time they took a 'solved' problem - bug tracking software - and built a successful business off of it.

dpcan 17y ago
It's like any real estate on the web. The best of the best are NOT hanging around Yahoo Answers. I've tried to get answers there and it's pitiful. You have to create a place where the most talented congregate. Location location location.
100k 17y ago
I think the land grab is for Q&A that doesn't suck. Yahoo Answers is a punchline and Experts Exchange sucks and has already been eclipsed by Stack Overflow (that was SO's raison d'être).