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I'd wager even less. If you search the thread he refers to (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=678398 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=678398) you see the

I'd wager even less. If you search the thread he refers to (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=678398 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=678398) you see the original guy who said it would take a weekend only got 6 upvotes and the guy who claimed he could clone it over a weekend only got 4. So I think someone's just trying to get to the top of HN with a provacative title (which in all fairness was a plan that seems to have worked perfectly)

thorax 17y ago
And I enjoyed reading it. I think it serves as a great reminder to all those who think it's quick to clone stuff. It might not be hard work sometimes for some sites. But it surely isn't trivial and surely isn't cheap (especially time-wise). Guys, that's also why people will pay for your "free" web apps. When they improve their lives and are "easy" for you to write, the time and money to recreate even the easiest site is a barrier that they have.