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37signals are such stuck up, elitist, preppy twats... They should eat their own words and compete. http://tinyurl.com/65my4q http://tinyurl.com/65my4q This wa
by cheapRoc 18y ago
37signals are such stuck up, elitist, preppy twats... They should eat their own words and compete.
http://tinyurl.com/65my4q http://tinyurl.com/65my4q
This was just a demo app for a framework in a completely different language. I don't think it was a huge threat, I mean come on, they didn't invent online chatrooms. They just invented a doll house, my Mom can play with, that looks like a watered down IRC (for $$$).
The main reason they sell Campfire is for the integration with their other apps... something I doubt the Google App Engine Team managed to add to their clone.
- subwindow 18y agoI don't recall the 37signals people ever complaining. There are oodles of Basecamp competitors out there, and I honestly don't think they mind the competition/copycats. They are really very humble about competition, in general.
- jraines 18y agoHere's the complaining and their basically solid rationalization for it. http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/575-but-theres-only-so-many-ways-to-do-something-right http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/575-but-theres-only-so-ma... Although I'd still come back and say there's only so many ways to do chat . . .
- subwindow 18y agoThat's not complaining about competition, that's complaining about theft of design. I really don't think they care if someone copies the functionality of one of their products, but I think they care when someone copies their words and design (CSS and images, in this case). Two completely different things.
- ajkirwin 18y agoI looked at the differences between the two and.. it's a layout and styling that I see everywhere.