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It's impressive to see the collection of Coin competitors hit the HN frontpage and comments today. Best of luck to all of them!
by gbelote 13y ago
It's impressive to see the collection of Coin competitors hit the HN frontpage and comments today. Best of luck to all of them!
- gfosco 13y agoI was more surprised at the incredible amount of buzz generated for Coin as if it were some totally new idea. I couldn't think of the name for most of the morning (Protean Echo,) but I remembered seeing this concept a year ago... Very happy that the others have been posted so people can realize it's not new or unique. As for the idea itself, I find it hard to believe the market for extreme-first-world-problem-users is large enough for any one of these companies, let alone all three. My morning commute photoshop: http://bit.ly/1at9PLO http://bit.ly/1at9PLO
- atwebb 13y agoYou don't have to be new or unique, you just have to be better (but no competition would help).
- troymc 13y agoSometimes, you don't even have to be better (e.g. VHS vs. Betamax).
- aidenn0 13y agoVHS was better than betamax; it cost less and could record football games.
- jbigelow76 13y agoIt also helps to be advertising, sorry releasing, on a site owned by your financial backer.