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No, they just pay attention to each other (some combination of reading the lines, reading between the lines, listening to loose lips, maybe even a spy or two) a
by schmidtleonard 1y ago
No, they just pay attention to each other (some combination of reading the lines, reading between the lines, listening to loose lips, maybe even a spy or two) and copycat + frontrun.
The fast follower didn't have the release sitting in a safe so much as they rushed it out the door when prompted, and during the whole development they knew this was a possibility so they kept it able to be rushed out the door. Whatever compromise bullet they bit to make it happen still exists, though.
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- siva7 1y agonow you got me interested. are there public cases about spies being used by tech execs to infiltrate the competition?
- ffreire 1y agoDeel and Rippling: https://www.reuters.com/technology/former-rippling-employee-admits-spying-rival-firm-deel-2025-04-02/ https://www.reuters.com/technology/former-rippling-employee-...
- skybrian 1y agoAlso, it’s in a customer’s best interest to tell suppliers about competing offers. That’s a fairly basic negotiation tactic.
- LeafItAlone 1y ago>The fast follower didn't have the release sitting in a safe so much as they rushed it out the door when prompted There’s the third option which is a combination of the two. They have something worthy of release, but spend the time refining it until they have a reason (competition) to release it. It is not sitting in a vault and also not being rushed.