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I think most of it is about the brand; about buying a name which is already imprinted in millions of minds. The technology alone is probably only worth 1-5% (?)
by spacehacker 10y ago
I think most of it is about the brand; about buying a name which is already imprinted in millions of minds. The technology alone is probably only worth 1-5% (?) of the price.
- christophilus 10y agoAgreed. Maybe the 2. ??? was "How the heck did they go from unknown to a recognizable brand?"
- criddell 10y agoBy really nailing step 1.
- weavie 10y agoI think it is more something like : 1. Write really popular blog. 2. Create Stack overflow and make it the goto for developers. 3. Create todo list etc.. The brand was there before they even started the todo list. All it took was a blog post "We are going to create a todo list now" and it was pretty much set.