Why would you even care if they are a copy cat or not? Surely what matters is things such as delivering on promises, reasonable prices and quality of service.

Why would you even care if they are a copy cat or not? Surely what matters is things such as delivering on promises, reasonable prices and quality of service. As an European I can tell you that no one is going to wait years for a valley startup to establish itself in Europe when there are sufficiently good alternatives right here and now.