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> Facebook won, when MySpace and others were first to market Facebook had a valuable userbase and a polished product (it looked good, no templates and music on
by 908B64B197 5y ago
> Facebook won, when MySpace and others were first to market
Facebook had a valuable userbase and a polished product (it looked good, no templates and music on auto-play)
> Google won, and it was crazy late to market over Yahoo/Altavista/Excite.
Google had a better product, plain simple.
> Starbucks won, when plenty of other national coffee chains existed
Starbucks won partly because it had "Italian coffee". Nobody else had espresso machines in as many locations as they did.
- josephg 5y ago> Starbucks won partly because it had "Italian coffee". Nobody else had espresso machines in as many locations as they did. Yes exactly. Here in Melbourne (where we have a culture of European style espresso everywhere), Starbucks has barely been able to get a foothold in the market.
- hellbannedguy 5y agoStarbucks won because they recreated a friendly living room. I always felt their coffee sucked, but their employees have always been nice, and friendly. I enjoyed getting out, people watching, and feeling zero pressure to buy anything, or leave. (I've noticed slight changes, like codes to the bathroom, but it's still my favorite place to hang. American perspective.)
- 908B64B197 5y ago> I always felt their coffee sucked Most independents will be better, if there is any around.