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But it's ok when small companies or OSS projects copy big companies? Isn't that double standards? GitLab was a perfect example when its first release(s) blatant
by tomnipotent 7y ago
But it's ok when small companies or OSS projects copy big companies? Isn't that double standards? GitLab was a perfect example when its first release(s) blatantly ripped off the GitHub interface.
Edit: Removing "amusing"
- aliswe 7y agoVery good point but the use of Amusing really put me off as it's very belittling, and is representative of how I think HN commenters generally behave
- tomnipotent 7y agoThank you, you're right. Edited out.
- aliswe 7y agoGood job! I'm taking downvotes for this!
- abdullahkhalids 7y agoIt is indeed okay. Phenomena that result in the market being more competitive are good, phenomena that result in the market being oligopolistic are bad.
- tomnipotent 7y agoI don't like this argument. Can I apply it to free speech then? It's either a level playing field, or it isn't.
- catalogia 7y agoAFAIK American defamation law is in fact laxer when the target of the defamation is a public figure.
- paulryanrogers 7y agoHow level is the playing field when one party has so much money and mindshare they can displace everyone else in the market with a single, mediocre launch? Sports have salary caps and governments have anti-trust. Once companies become defacto governments it's reasonable for regulation to step in to level the field.
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- ptx 7y agoWhich sports with a level playing field allow one team to have a thousand times as many players in play as the other team?
- megablast 7y agoLook at soccer leagues. Some teams have many millions to spend on players, others only have a few. And the ones who do have many millions are the one at the top of the league. In the Premier League, you have Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool at the top, all outspending every other team.
- tomnipotent 7y agoThis are entirely unrelated - caps exist to keep things competitive and entertaining for viewers, otherwise no one is going to buy tickets to constantly lop-sided games. A more correct analogy would be that team with overall lower salaries can cheat, or otherwise get advantages during the game not afforded to the team with more money.
- Proven 7y ago> phenomena that result in the market being oligopolistic are bad. It seems we need a corrupt government to fairly decide who may compete and how! If a shrinking medium sized company creates a service that competes with a fast-growing small company, what does that result in?