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Facebook is a copycat (Friendster, MySpace, Orkut etc.) Yelp is a copycat (CitySearch etc.). Groupon probably isn't the first deal site. If we didn't have Vi
by kkowalczyk 15y ago
Facebook is a copycat (Friendster, MySpace, Orkut etc.)
Yelp is a copycat (CitySearch etc.).
Groupon probably isn't the first deal site.
If we didn't have VisiCalc and 1-2-3 and Excel, we wouldn't have Apple's Keynote.
That's how this industry works: large enough markets attract multiple companies. Increased competition causes all players to step up their game and lower their prices. This benefits consumer i.e. you and me.
This is exactly how things are supposed to work.
- brfox 15y agoInnovation is the commercialization of a good idea. So, the ideas are easy to come by, but combining the good idea and the commercialization is what really makes something innovative.