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What's to stop someone making a free clone from the open source version if the paid version really takes off?
by seanwilson 7y ago
What's to stop someone making a free clone from the open source version if the paid version really takes off?
- flaque 7y agoHmm, there's a closed source API that Quirk interacts with. Plus, we still retain ownership over the name and branding.
- mettamage 7y agoPurely my opinion: Like many hip big startups today, one of their strongest competitive advantage is having users. Most users come because product A offers a better UX than product B. At least I feel that most big FAANG companies are mostly UX plays. In some cases you have to get very technical and innovative to give a good UX (Google), but in other cases not (Facebook).