The iPod wasn't the first mp3 player. Facebook wasn't the first social networking site. Google wasn't the first search engine. Windows/Mac/Unix weren't the f

The iPod wasn't the first mp3 player. Facebook wasn't the first social networking site. Google wasn't the first search engine. Windows/Mac/Unix weren't the first operating systems. Taking ideas from competitors and improving upon them is a fundamental part of business. No one actually thinks that coming up with a product concept is the same as delivering a product that users actually want.