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Sounds a little like "bad form". ;) In seriousness, how would you go about avoiding that? Doing what someone else is doing, better, still makes me uneasy if t
by nmusra 16y ago
Sounds a little like "bad form". ;) In seriousness, how would you go about avoiding that? Doing what someone else is doing, better, still makes me uneasy if the two products seem too alike.
- jacquesm 16y agoIt's difficult. I would ask someone not familiar with the competitor to come up with a user interface, then maybe tweak it until I'd be happy with it. There are usually more paths that lead to a valid solution, but you're so 'in' to that other one that it can be hard to see that without starting from scratch. But since you've already seen it there is no 'from scratch' for you.
- dedward 16y agoLet the lawyers sort that one out - as long as you stay away from copyright violation, and as long as you are well informed as to the potential situations you might end up in, and have an idea how you might deal with them if something comes up, you're golden. Have a secondary look & feel ready to go..... If you're worried about hurting feelings and "doing the right thing" then you're going to get clobbered by people with more ambition and less scruples.
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