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Awesome product, but I was shocked at this line: Baptiste hasn’t actually spoken with anyone at Flipboard about this. Seriously? You basically rip off of thei
by sahillavingia 16y ago
Awesome product, but I was shocked at this line:
Baptiste hasn’t actually spoken with anyone at Flipboard about this.
Seriously? You basically rip off of their concept and start charging $50 a pop, without asking for their permission. Isn't this idea infringement or something?
I can see why Evan Doll is pissed (see comment by jamesjyu).
- raganwald 16y agoIf YC funds someone to clone Photoshop in the browser and run it in the cloud, are they ripping off a concept or are they disrupting an incumbent? ("Yes" is a perfectly acceptable answer to my question, of course.)
- zhyder 16y agoAre you serious? Any product involves borrowing hundreds if not thousands of ideas from others. And that's how progress is made; you build upon others' ideas. There's no such thing as idea infringement, unless the idea is turned into a patent of course. And sorry for repeating the cliche but... "Good artists borrow, great artists steal" - Steve Jobs
- jamesjyu 16y agoI couldnt have said it better. If we had to ask for "permission" for everything we build, there would be no innovation.