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Are the FAANG companies doing anything original anymore, except generational improvements and me-too products? Their product lineups are all looking identical.

• ulfw 6y ago
  You know the answer is no. It's much lower risk (albeit lower reward) to do the same that everyone else does. "Proven model" and all. Same as Hollywood studios have been doing the last ten years (hence almost every movie now is a superhero one or some remake). Of course in the long run that will shoot them in the foot. But no public company thinks much further than the next earnings report/board meeting.
  • atonse 6y ago
    Yeah I guess it was a rhetorical question. I think it's been a strategy for the last decade for most startups to hope to get acquired by these companies. And these companies also know there is always a well of innovation they can tap into via acquisitions. So it's worked out for most involved. I don't think consumers are getting the shaft by any means but there are enough tough problems that probably aren't getting addressed.