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It's one thing to complain that another company built a design largely influenced by yours. And that's a legitimate complaint, although the most you can do is
by veyron 15y ago
It's one thing to complain that another company built a design largely influenced by yours. And that's a legitimate complaint, although the most you can do is say "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"
This is wholesale ripping off (in particular, indicated by the direct linking to 37signals site assets). I would be pissed off too if I found that my bandwidth was being used to serve another company's site. Especially if the site was for a competitor. This is more than just design copying
- vasco 15y agoI still don't see how any of this validates such an immature response from the copied company. Don't they have a PR guy or something to shut them up before they say things they might regret?
- psykotic 15y agoWhy would they regret what they said? We should all be glad they called them out in such a public and unequivocal fashion. It means that scumbags might think twice next time before ripping off other people's work verbatim. Your response would have been more apropos if DHH's allegations had turned out premature, but the reality is that the extent of their plagiarism went much further than initially assumed. Calling them out in no uncertain terms was a community service. Let's not quibble over vocabulary.
- vasco 15y agoWell this is very subjective, and I can understand your views, but I just don't think it is professional to be impolite in this manner. Being right should not give you the right to be rude! I can see where you're coming from though.
- ceejayoz 15y ago> Don't they have a PR guy or something to shut them up before they say things they might regret? Have you not heard of 37signals before this?